Is Abdul a boy or girl name?
Abdul is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 89 boys were named Abdul, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,444 US babies named Abdul were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,813
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Abdul since 1930
- 6,444
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 157 babies
Boys and girls named Abdul, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,052 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 817 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,299 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,304 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,159 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 486 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 93 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 105 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 88 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 111 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 120 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 127 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 122 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 116 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 114 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 127 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 126 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 124 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 122 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 123 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 153 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 145 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 137 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 135 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 140 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 142 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 153 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 136 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 126 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 125 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 107 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 122 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 127 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 121 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 93 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 79 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 103 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 91 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 95 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 104 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 128 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 106 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 147 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 157 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 157 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 81 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 86 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 98 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 33 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,854 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,258 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,942 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,175 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,232 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,491 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,518 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,289 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Abdul reached #652 in 1976. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Abdul
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.