Given name & surname
Abdi
“my servant”
Abdi is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “my servant.”
Original Hebrewעבדי
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “my servant.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Abdi appears in 1 Chronicles 6:44, Ezra 10:26.
- 1 Chronicles 6:44
- Ezra 10:26
From biblical name research
Abdi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 350
- 340 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,705 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,705 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,164 as a first name in 2020; 13,403 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.
Abdi’s family of names
In English usage, Abdi has a related form in Abdul. Abdi has a related form in Abdea. Abdi has a related form in Abdee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Abdi has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Abdi
- Abdi BileSomali athletics competitorborn 1962
- Abdi NageeyeDutch athletics competitorborn 1989
- Abdi Farah ShirdonPrime Minister of Somaliaborn 1958
- Abdi İpekçiTurkish journalist (1929–1979)
- Abdi Waiss MouhyadinDjiboutian middle-distance runnerborn 1996
- Abdi KassimTanzanian footballerborn 1984
- Abdi Hakin UladDanish athletics competitorborn 1991
- Abdi Hasan AwaleSomali warlordborn 1948
- Abdi ToptaniAlbanian politician and finance minister (1864–1942)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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