Abdoul
How to say it: ab-DOOL · /abˈdul/
French-West African spelling of Arabic Abdul 'servant of' - short for Abdoulaye, common in Sahel.
Abdoul was the 1,413th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 12 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 34% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,563 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,413 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 12 |
| Share of births | 1 in 34,534 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −34% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,563 |
| In France, 2025 | #402 among boys’ names, 95 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Abdoul is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Abdoul is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #402 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Abdoul
- Abdoul Mbaye (born 1953)Senegalese prime minister
- Abdoul Tapsoba (born 2001)Burkinabé footballer
- Abdoul Ba (born 1994)Mauritanian and French association football player
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