US rank #11453 Boys' name Peak 2012 494 births

Abdulahi — #11453 US boys' name

494 babies named Abdulahi in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s252000s1822010s2402020s47
#11453
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Abdulahi was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

33 babies were named Abdulahi in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdulahi

The Social Security Administration has registered 494 babies named Abdulahi between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdulahi currently holds the #11453 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdulahi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Abdulahi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Abdulahi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdulahi 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 494 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.

Abdulahi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

494

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2012

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,453

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abdulahi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
33
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001996 6

Abdulahi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
240 births that decade — 49% of Abdulahi's all-time total
1990s252000s1822010s2402020s47

Abdulahi by state

Where Abdulahi concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Abdulahi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
182 36.8%
#2 Ohio
15 3.0%
#3 Washington
12 2.4%
#4 California
5 1.0%
Minnesota share of Abdulahi's total US births 36.8%
Even split

182 of 494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdulahi?
494 babies have been named Abdulahi since 1996. It currently ranks #11453 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 33 births.
When was Abdulahi most popular?
Abdulahi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Abdulahi most popular?
The top states for the name Abdulahi are Minnesota (182 births), Ohio (15 births), Washington (12 births).
How long has the name Abdulahi been used?
Abdulahi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abdulahi?
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, 1996–2024 (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.