Boys' name · since 1976
Abdallah
1,655 babies named Abdallah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,655
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,655 babies have been named Abdallah since 1976, making it today's #2270 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdallah has been recorded 1,655 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #2270 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #3,712 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,270 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,655 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdallah ranks #3,712 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,270 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,655 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,655
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abdallah's 1,655 recorded births place it above 91.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Abdallah compares
1,655 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Abdallah's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abdallah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,655 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abdallah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abdallah splits its recorded history at 2001: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abdallah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Abdallah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (547 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Abdallah's strongest decade.
547 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Abdallah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 98
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
264 births
- 2000s
2000s
450 births
- 2010s
2010s
547 births
- 2020s
2020s
277 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 547 births (33% of all-time use).
How Abdallah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Abdallah's total volume
Abdallah by state
Where Abdallah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 114 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 83 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 73 | 4.4% |
| #4 | California | | 59 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 51 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 21 | 1.3% |
114 of 1,655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Abdallah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abdallah's data
- Abdallah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (547 total births) through the 2020s (277) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Abdallahs (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abdallah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abdallah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.