Abdul
About Abdul
Widespread choice in the Muslim world, this was the name of both the father of the Prophet Mohammed and one of his sons.
Pronounced ab-DOOL.
As of October 2026, Abdul ranked #1867 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #652 in 1976.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,537 | 104 | 54.1 |
| 2015 | #1,404 | 122 | 63.6 |
| 2016 | #1,386 | 127 | 66.9 |
| 2017 | #1,348 | 132 | 71.3 |
| 2018 | #1,453 | 120 | 66.1 |
| 2019 | #1,548 | 108 | 60.2 |
| 2020 | #1,512 | 111 | 64.3 |
| 2021 | #1,789 | 88 | 50.3 |
| 2022 | #1,641 | 105 | 60.1 |
| 2023 | #1,751 | 93 | 54.4 |
| 2024 | #1,813 | 89 | 51.7 |
| 2025 | #1,867 | 84 | 49.2 |
World rankings
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Abdul on lists
Famous Abduls
- Abdul Hamid I and II
Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
- Abdul Diallo
Burkina Faso footballer
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir
American singer of The Four Tops
- Abdul Hodge
American NFL football player
- Abdul Salis
British actor
- Abdul Thompson Conteh
Sierra Leonean footballer
- Abdul Vas
Venezuelan artist
- (Mohammed) Abdul Karim
Indian Muslim attendant of Britain's Queen Victoria
- Abdul
Malik Kashie Yoba, birth name of Malik Yoba, American actor
- Kareem Abdul
Jabbar, American basketball player
Abdul in pop culture
- Muhammed Abdul
from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Stardust Crusaders)