Given name & surname
Abdulla
“a servant of God”
Abdulla is a variant of Abdul. One Arabic interpretation is “a servant of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abdulla is a variant of Abdul. One Arabic interpretation is “a servant of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abdulla 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
Abdulla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 530
- 530 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,196 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,196 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,281 as a first name in 2020; 2,369 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.
Abdulla’s family of names
Abdulla has a related form in Abdul. Abdulla has a related form in Abdullah. In Azerbaijani usage, Abdulla has a related form in Abdullah.
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Around the world
Abdulla has relatives in 8 languages.
7 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Abdulla
- Abdulla YameenPresident of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018born 1959
- Abdulla Aripov4th Prime Minister of Uzbekistanborn 1961
- Abdulla QodiriyUzbek and Soviet poet, literary translator, and writer (1894–1938)
- Abdulla ShahidMaldivian politicianborn 1962
- Abdulla AbdullaevUzbekistani footballerborn 1997
- Abdulla ShaigAzerbaijani poet, writer and educator (1881–1959)
- Abdulla AvloniyUzbekistani writer and children's writer (1874-1934)
- Abdulla QahhorUzbek author (1907-1968)
- Abdulla OripovUzbekistani poet1941–2016
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