Abdullah

ab-dool-LAH

Arabic

"servant of Allah"

Abdullah Origin and Meaning

The name Abdullah is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "servant of Allah".

Abdullah is an alternative transcription of the name Abd Allah, which translates to "servant of Allah". Popular across throughout the Muslim world, it ranks in the Turkish Top 100 and the UK Top 200.

Significant in Islamic tradition, Abdullah not only reflects the importance of humility before God but it was also the name of the father of the Prophet Muhammad. Interestingly, the prophet's father died before he was born, which shows the name was already in use in pre-Islamic Arabia.

This could be explained by the fact it is also used by Mirzahi Jews, as a form of the Hebrew Abdiel or Obadiah, both meaning "servant of God".

Abdullah Rank in US Top 1000

# 773 in the US

Popularity of the name Abdullah

• 773 US 2023
• 450 Future 2028
• 159 England 2023
• 174 Scotland 2023
• 404 Germany 2016
• 45 Turkey 2021
• 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023

Famous People Named Abdullah

• Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia
• Abdullah I and II Kings of Jordan
• Abdullah Gul 11th President of Turkey

The name Abdullah in Pop Culture

• Abdullah a freedom fighter from the novel Chalkline, by Jane Mitchell