Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Abdou isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abdou through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 317
- 317 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,195 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,195 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 804 as a first name in 2020; 1,152 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.
Abdou’s family of names
Abdou may belong to the same name family as ABBDOU. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Abdou
- Abdou DioufSenegalese Presidentborn 1935
- Abdou DialloFrench-Senegalese footballer (born 1996)
- Abdou Traoréfootball player from Mali born 1988
- Abdou JammehGambian footballerborn 1986
- Abdou Sidikou IssaNigerien Army generalborn 1964
- Abdou CherifMoroccan singer1971–2024
- Abdou SidikouNigerien diplomat and politician1927–1973
- Abdou DiakhatéSenegalese association football playerborn 1998
- Abdou SallSenegalese footballerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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