How Many People Are Named Abdul?
An estimated 6,175 people in the United States have the first name Abdul. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Abdul peaked in popularity in 1975 with 157 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Abdul as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Abdul paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,175
About 1 in 55,507 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1975
157 births
Total Registered
6,444
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Abdul
Abdul is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,444 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Abdul as a male name
Ranked #1,813 in 2024
89 male births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (157 births)
Abdul: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Abdul span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,304 babies were registered. While Abdul is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Abdul by Decade
How has Abdul tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Abdul by State
Birth registrations for Abdul span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, Missouri. On average, about 194 Abduls were registered per state.
Abdul + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Abdul as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Abdul: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abdul?
We estimate approximately 6,175 people named Abdul are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 55,507 Americans share this first name.
Is Abdul a common name?
Abdul is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,444 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Abdul most popular?
Abdul reached peak popularity in 1975, when 157 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Abdul is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Abdul a male name?
Abdul is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Abdul Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Abdul Smith, Abdul Johnson, Abdul Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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