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Abdallah

Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Abdallah: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2018.

Abdallah is an Arabic name meaning "servant of God" (from *abd* "servant" and *Allah* "God"). The most famous modern bearer is King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia (1924–2015), a reformist monarch, while historically the name belongs to Abdallah ibn Umar, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a noted jurist. No major place is directly named after the name's meaning, but streets and institutions in the Middle East honour King Abdallah. A common variant is Abdullah, which is more widespread in the English‑speaking world, though Abdallah

Boy 2 of 52 years

Peak year
20183 babies
Latest (2019)
#7013 babies
Total births
6since 2018
5-year trend
≈ stablevs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2018 · 3
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).