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Boy's nameOrigin: ArabicIn Israel: steady

AbdallahIn Hebrew: עבדאללה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: עַבְּדַאללָה

Abdallah (Hebrew: עבדאללה) is a boy's name of Arabic origin. 8,873 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 130 boys and ranked #147. Its peak year was 2002, with 268 babies.

People in Israel
8,873
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
130
rank #147
Peak year
2002
268 babies
USA, 2025
62
rank #2,258

Writing and saying Abdallah

In Hebrew letters the name is עבדאללה, read right to left. Abdallah is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Abdallah by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Abdallah: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Abdallah in English-speaking countries

Abdallah in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States202562#2,2582018 (71)
United Kingdom202525#1,2202015 (37)
England and Wales202525#1,1532015 (37)
Alberta20253#1,2052009 (6)
Quebec20258#5122013 (11)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Abdallah has every year and the other spellings.

Questions about Abdallah

How do you write Abdallah in Hebrew?

Abdallah is written עבדאללה in Hebrew (with vowel points: עַבְּדַאללָה). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Abdallah?

8,873 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name עבדאללה: 0 women and 8,873 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

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

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named עבדאללה are men.

Is Abdallah used outside Israel?

The name Abdallah appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 62 boys were given it in 2025 (#2,258), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 25 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.