Given name & surname
Abdallah
“a servant of God”
Abdallah is a variant of Abdul. One Arabic interpretation is “a servant of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abdallah is a variant of Abdul. One Arabic interpretation is “a servant of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abdallah 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abdallah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,655
- 1,655 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 62
- #2,258 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 62 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,258 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 71 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,732 as a first name in 2020; 5,527 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.
Abdallah’s family of names
Abdallah has a related form in Abdul. In French usage, Abdallah has a related form in Abdullah. In French usage, Abdallah has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Abdullah.
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Around the world
Abdallah has relatives in 12 languages.
13 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AbdullaGerman
- Abdallahiequivalent
- 阿卜杜拉Chinese
- Абдулахьequivalent
- アブドラJapanese
- ΑμπντάλαGreek
- აბდულაGeorgian
- 압둘라Korean
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People named Abdallah
- Abu Musa al-Ash'ariCompanion (Sahabi) of Muhammad602–665
- Abdallah El SaidEgyptian association football playerborn 1985
- Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazzAbbasid prince, poet and politician (861–908)
- Abdallah ibn YasinTheologian, founder of Almoravid movement
- Abdallah SimaSenegalese association football playerborn 2001
- Abdallah NasibJordanian footballerborn 1994
- Abdallah LamraniMoroccan footballer (1946-2019)
- Abdallah of MoroccoSultan of Morocco six times from 1729 to 17571694–1757
- Abdallah ibn Tahir al-KhurasaniThe third and greatest Amir of Tahirid Emirate (828–845)798–844
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