NameTides

Abdul

Abdul was the #1,867 boys' name in the US in 2025 (84 babies), and #177 in England & Wales and #390 in Canada.

Abdul as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Abdul as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaIrelandScotlandUS
Abdul as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,867 (84)#177 (292)#441 (7)—#402 (9)#390 (83)
2024#1,820 (89)#152 (338)#307 (12)—#520 (6)#392 (83)
2023#1,744 (94)#189 (268)#341 (10)—#516 (6)#488 (57)
2022#1,642 (105)#220 (228)#271 (14)—#657 (4)#544 (50)
2021#1,789 (88)#234 (214)#437 (7)——#513 (56)
2020#1,512 (111)#211 (241)#476 (6)—#496 (6)#435 (66)
2019#1,548 (108)#200 (256)#394 (8)—#466 (7)#542 (51)
2018#1,453 (120)#191 (278)#325 (11)—#520 (6)#480 (58)
2017#1,348 (132)#206 (254)#406 (8)—#374 (10)#531 (52)
2016#1,386 (127)#207 (271)#486 (6)—#353 (11)#472 (61)
2015#1,406 (122)#190 (300)#470 (6)—#503 (6)#458 (63)
2014#1,536 (104)#182 (307)#245 (18)—#468 (7)#470 (63)
2013#1,444 (114)#187 (300)#269 (15)—#479 (6)#449 (64)
2012#1,428 (116)#182 (314)#282 (13)—#354 (11)#500 (55)
2011#1,440 (114)#190 (284)#491 (5)—#490 (6)#462 (59)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1975 at #657.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1930.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 930common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Abdul is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Abdul by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #914NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #627VAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Abdul (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#24158

Abdul (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AbdulCanadaBoys#39083
AbdulEngland & WalesBoys#177292
Abdul-England & WalesBoys—too few
AbdulIrelandBoys#4029
AbdulNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AbdulScotlandBoys#4417
AbdulUSBoys#1,86784