Given name & surname
Abdellah
“a servant of God”
Abdellah is a variant of Abdul. One Arabic interpretation is “a servant of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abdellah is a variant of Abdul. One Arabic interpretation is “a servant of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abdellah 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 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abdellah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 24 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 540 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abdellah’s family of names
Abdellah has a related form in Abdul. In French usage, Abdellah has a related form in Abdallah. In Turkish usage, Abdellah has a related form in Abdella.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Abdellah
- Abdellah TaïaMoroccan writer and journalistborn 1973
- Abdellah OuazaneMoroccan association football playerborn 2009
- Abdellah ZoubirFrench footballerborn 1991
- Abdellah ZakourMoroccan resistant1885–1972
- Abdellah BaallalMoroccan footballer (born 2004)
- Abdellah Benyoucefcyclistborn 1987
- Abdellah Kechrafootballerborn 1945
- Abdellah KharbouchiMoroccan and French footballerborn 1980
- Abdellah BounfourMoroccan linguistborn 1946
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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