Abdul
Abdul is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd and the definite prefix al / el.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Punjabi
- Pashto
Meaning & Origin of Abdul
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)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Punjabi
- Pashto
- Uzbek
- Bengali
- Indonesian
- Malay
Etymology
The Story of Abdul
American parents first put Abdul on the record books as a baby boy name in 1930, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 157 Abduls were born — ranking #657 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Abduls. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,858 among baby boy names with 87 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 7K Abduls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Abdul
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Names that sound like Abdul
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About the name Abdul
Abdul is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1930 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Abdul's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #652. Use the chart and map above to compare Abdul'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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