Abdalla
Masculine Arabic name meaning "servant of God" or "worshiper of God".
Name Census estimates that about 385 living Americans carry the first name Abdalla. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Abdalla today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Abdalla births was 2007 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Abdalla. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
385
~ 1 in 890,271 Americans
Peak year
2007
19 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,431
Tracked since 1973
Popularity
Abdalla: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Abdalla from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 132 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Abdalla remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abdalla by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Abdalla during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Abdallas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Abdalla
Abdalla is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Its roots can be traced back to the Semitic word "abd", meaning "servant" or "slave", and "Allah", which refers to the God in Islam. The name essentially means "servant of Allah" or "God's servant".
In the early days of Islam, during the 7th century AD, it was common for Arabs to name their children with names that reflected their religious beliefs and devotion to Allah. The name Abdalla became popular among Muslims and spread across the Middle East and North Africa.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hadith, a collection of traditions and sayings attributed to the Prophet Muhammad. The Hadith mentions several companions of the Prophet who bore the name Abdalla, including Abdalla ibn Abbas, a highly respected scholar and interpreter of the Quran.
Throughout history, many notable figures have carried the name Abdalla. One of the most famous was Abdalla ibn Yasin (1035-1059), a Berber religious leader and the founder of the Almoravid dynasty, which ruled over a vast empire stretching from Morocco to Spain and parts of West Africa.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Abdalla al-Idrisi (1099-1166), a renowned Arab cartographer and geographer who created one of the most accurate maps of the world during his time, known as the Tabula Rogeriana.
In the 13th century, Abdalla al-Qalyubi (1202-1270) was an influential Egyptian Shafi'i scholar and jurist, known for his contributions to Islamic jurisprudence and his work on the interpretation of the Quran.
During the Ottoman Empire, Abdalla Pasha (1553-1638) was a prominent military leader and statesman who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1628.
In more recent times, Abdalla Khalil (1892-1964) was a prominent Egyptian novelist and playwright, renowned for his contributions to modern Arabic literature and his depictions of rural life in Egypt.
These are just a few examples of the many notable figures throughout history who have borne the name Abdalla, a name that carries a deep significance and connection to the Islamic faith and Arabic culture.
People
Abdalla + last name combinations
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FAQ
Abdalla: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abdalla?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 385 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Abdalla going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 890,271 US residents.
Is Abdalla a common name?
We classify Abdalla as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 390 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Abdalla most popular?
The single biggest year for Abdalla was 2007, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Abdalla is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Abdalla a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Abdalla in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.