Abdullah is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #763 in 2025 with 337 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2014 with 413 births ranking #635. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 157.3%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 5,068 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.