Abdoul
Abdul is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd and the definite prefix al / el.
- Western African
Meaning & Origin of Abdoul
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abdul is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd and the definite prefix al / el.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Western African
Etymology
The Story of Abdoul
Abdoul first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 31 births, good for #3,044 nationwide. About 34% of every Abdoul on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Abdoul ranks #4,551 for baby boys with 22 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 612 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Abdoul
Abdoul is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 612 births in the dataset. Abdoul's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,044. Use the chart and map above to compare Abdoul'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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