Abdullah is a moderately popular boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #162 in 2025 with 327 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2015 with 386 births ranking #146. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 284.7%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 832 boys born was named Abdullah. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Abdullah is a well-established Arabic name meaning "servant of Allah". It is a devotional name with a clear religious structure and has been used widely across Muslim communities for centuries.
The name has deep roots in Islamic history and has long been common across the Arabic-speaking world and beyond. It belongs to the wider family of Arabic names built from ΚΏabd, meaning "servant", followed by a divine name.