Abdiel
Abdiel is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of notable people. The name has the same meaning as Obadiah and is cognate with the Arabic name Abdullah. Abdiel is mentioned a single time in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 5:15: "Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers."
Meaning & Origin of Abdiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abdiel is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of notable people. The name has the same meaning as Obadiah and is cognate with the Arabic name Abdullah. Abdiel is mentioned a single time in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 5:15: "Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers."
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The Story of Abdiel
Abdiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 568 Abdiels were born — ranking #503 that year. As of 2026, Abdiel ranks #767 for baby boys with 334 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 8K Abdiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Abdiel
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- Abdiel Arroyo (born 1993), Panamanian footballer
- Abdiel Ayarza (born 1992), Panamanian footballer
- Abdiel Colberg (born 1957), Puerto Rican film director and television producer
- Abdiel Crossman (1804–1859), mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana
- Abdiel Vázquez (born 1984), Mexican pianist
- Abdiel Villa (born 1983), Mexican footballer
- Aperel (fl. c. 1350s BCE), ancient Egyptian courtier and administrator
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Names that sound like Abdiel
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About the name Abdiel
Abdiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Abdiel's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #503. Use the chart and map above to compare Abdiel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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