Boys' name · since 1993

Abdullahi

1,843 babies named Abdullahi in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,478 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,020 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,843
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade

Abdullahi currently ranks #3020 among boys' names in America, with 1,843 babies recorded since 1993.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdullahi has been recorded 1,843 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #3020 nationally and more common than 78% 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 1993 to 2025.

  • #3,478 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,020 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,843 born since 1993
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdullahi ranks #3,478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,020 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,843 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,478 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,020 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,843
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.3%
Abdullahi vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Abdullahi's 1,843 recorded births place it above 92.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.

How Abdullahi compares

1,843 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Abdullahi's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Abdullahi Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,843 369 358,536
Peak-year births 113 34 22,252

Abdullahi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Abdullahi splits its recorded history at 2010: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 113 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Abdullahi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
113
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
050100150 199319982002200620102014201820222025 41

Abdullahi by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (903 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Abdullahi's strongest decade.

903 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Abdullahi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 903 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Abdullahi 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 Abdullahi's total volume

Abdullahi vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -51, 5.2%-41, 5.6%-89, 2.5%-106, 5.4%-50, 5.6%-49, 5.8%-42, 5.7%-111, 5.6%-17, 14.2%-145, 2.4%-143, 3%-117, 3.6%-56, 8.5%-54, 5.1%-30, 7.9%Abdullahi-33, 6.1%Abdullahi
Abdullahi vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Abdullahi by state

Where Abdullahi concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abdullahi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
703 38.1%
#2 Ohio
213 11.6%
#3 Washington
113 6.1%
#4 California
26 1.4%
#5 Missouri
11 0.6%
#6 Colorado
10 0.5%
#7 Tennessee
10 0.5%
#8 Maine
6 0.3%
Minnesota share of Abdullahi's total US births 38.1%
Even split

703 of 1,843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Abdullahi appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdullahi?
Abdullahi has been given to 1,843 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,478 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,020 of 13,930. 113 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
Where does Abdullahi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdullahi ranks #3,478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,020 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Abdullahi most popular?
Abdullahi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 903 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Abdullahi most popular?
The top states for the name Abdullahi are Minnesota (703 births), Ohio (213 births), Washington (113 births).
How long has the name Abdullahi been used?
Records for Abdullahi go back to 1993, giving 33 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Abdullahi?
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.

What to do with Abdullahi's data

  • Abdullahi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (903 total births) through the 2020s (339) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Minnesota records the most Abdullahis (703 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Abdullahi

Nearby Names Like Abdullahi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Abdullahi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2025 (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 Abdullahi 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.