Given name & surname
Abdalla
“a servant of God”
Abdalla is a variant of Abdul. One Arabic interpretation is “a servant of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abdalla is a variant of Abdul. One Arabic interpretation is “a servant of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abdalla is a variant of Abdul. An origin associated with Abdul is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abdalla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 399
- 399 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,251 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,251 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,177 as a first name in 2020; 5,114 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abdalla’s family of names
Abdalla has a related form in Abdul. In Swahili usage, Abdalla has a related form in Abdullah. In Swahili usage, Abdalla has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form Abdullah.
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Around the world
Abdalla has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Abdalla
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