Recorded 1975–2000 Boys' name Peak 1976 39 births

Abdula — boys' name

39 babies named Abdula in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291990s52000s5
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Abdula was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Abdula in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdula

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Abdula between 1975 and 2000, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdula currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdula performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Abdula shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdula 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 39 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.

Abdula at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

39

Since 1975

26 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1975

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2000

Abdula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1975

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
45678910 200019921979197819761975 8

Abdula by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
29 births that decade — 74% of Abdula's all-time total
1970s291990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdula?
39 babies have been named Abdula since 1975. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Abdula most popular?
Abdula was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Abdula been used?
Abdula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 26 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Abdula?
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.

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, 1975–2000 (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.