How popular is the name Abdul?

Abdul ranks 1,339th among boys' names in US records, with 6,444 births since 1930. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,095.

Is Abdul a unisex name?

No. Abdul is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1976, when 157 children were given the name. It has been in use for 95 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,339 of boy names

Pronounced AE0 B D UW1 L (ARPABET)

Abdul is a boys' name, and first appears in 1930. It has been given to 6,444 children — the 1,339th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1976, when 157 children were given it.

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Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Abdul?: Abdul ranks 1,339th among boys' names in US records, with 6,444 births since 1930. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,095.
Is Abdul a unisex name?: No. Abdul is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Abdul most popular?: 1976, when 157 children were given the name. It has been in use for 95 years and is still recorded as of 2024.