boy's name

Abdallah

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 9,645

Northern Ireland

#236

2001 births

Abdallah is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Abdallah is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2015, when 330 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 4,367 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1944.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Abdallah over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,530
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Abdallah by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 25
1950s 185
1960s 530
1970s 535
1980s 500
1990s 415
2000s 1,225
2010s 2,530
2020s (to 2025) 990

How popular is Abdallah?

In 2025, Abdallah was given to 135 babies in France, ranking #368 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Abdallah is used

Northern Ireland #236 5 in 2001
France #368 140 in 2025
Scotland #807 3 in 2019
Ireland #878 3 in 2018
England & Wales #1,185 25 in 2025
Canada #1,501 15 in 2024
United States #2,270 62 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Abdallah is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Abd-Allah Abd-Allah is Abdallah written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. 180
Abd'Allah Abd'Allah is Abdallah written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in France. 50

Names that peaked alongside Abdallah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abdallah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Abdallah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abdallah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Abdallah

How popular is the name Abdallah?

In 2025, Abdallah was given to 135 babies in France, ranking #368 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Abdallah a girl's or a boy's name?

Abdallah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Abdallah?

Abdallah has 3 syllables.

When was Abdallah most popular?

Abdallah peaked in 2015, when 330 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Abdallah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Abdallah currently ranks #368 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.