Abdulla
Abdulla is a name with multiple cultural origins: Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Dhivehi, Uyghur, Arabic.
- Uzbek
- Kyrgyz
- Kazakh
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Abdulla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abdulla is a name with multiple cultural origins: Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Dhivehi, Uyghur, Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Uzbek
- Kyrgyz
- Kazakh
- Azerbaijani
- Dhivehi
- Uyghur
- Arabic
The Story of Abdulla
The earliest SSA record of Abdulla as a baby boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Abdulla — #3,640 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Abdulla on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Abdulla ranks #6,508 for baby boys with 12 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 543 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Abdulla
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About the name Abdulla
Abdulla is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 543 births in the dataset. Abdulla's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #3,520. Use the chart and map above to compare Abdulla'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.