Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Servant
Servant or slave of Allah; This name rarely stands alone but is generally followed by adjectives that are all attributes of Allah in the Muslim faith, and serve to identify God by one of his ninety-nine names. For example, Hakim means wise, so Abdel Hakim means servant of the wise. To avoid repetition, meanings of those names/adjectives are listed as separate entries.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Abdel
Pronunciation
a-bdel, ab-del
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #2754, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6143, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2017 | 44 |
| 2016 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #1346, 13 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1984 (rank #302, 100 births); most recent 2023 (rank #779, 53 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2022 | 42 |
| 2021 | 56 |
| 2020 | 58 |
| 2019 | 65 |
| 2018 | 55 |
| 2017 | 75 |
| 2016 | 54 |
| 2015 | 79 |
| 2014 | 80 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #500, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence