US rank #4963 Boys' name Peak 2003 569 births

Abdoul — #4963 US boys' name

569 babies named Abdoul in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s662000s2092010s1912020s103
#4963
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Abdoul was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

31 babies were named Abdoul in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdoul

The Social Security Administration has registered 569 babies named Abdoul between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdoul currently holds the #4963 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdoul performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 209 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Abdoul shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 216 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Abdoul in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdoul in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 569 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abdoul at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

569

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2003

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,963

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abdoul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
31
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Abdoul by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
209 births that decade — 37% of Abdoul's all-time total
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Abdoul by state

Where Abdoul concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Abdoul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
216 38.0%
#2 Ohio
5 0.9%
New York share of Abdoul's total US births 38.0%
Even split

216 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdoul?
569 babies have been named Abdoul since 1992. It currently ranks #4963 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 31 births.
When was Abdoul most popular?
Abdoul was most popular in the 2000s decade with 209 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Abdoul most popular?
The top states for the name Abdoul are New York (216 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Abdoul been used?
Abdoul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abdoul?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abdullah, Abdiel, Abdul, Abdulrahman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.