MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Abdulla mean?
Abdulla combines Arabic ʿabd, servant, with Allāh, God. The two words form a conventional devotional name expressing service to God.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अब्दुल्ला
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عبد الله
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Abdulla in Indian usage
29,906 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 371 records (1.2%).
- Recorded as male: 29,535 records (98.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 778 |
| 1940s | 2,921 |
| 1950s | 5,778 |
| 1960s | 5,674 |
| 1970s | 4,445 |
| 1980s | 5,493 |
| 1990s | 4,682 |
| Other decades | 135 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 17,433 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,132 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,818 |
| Maharashtra | 1,013 |
| Bihar | 585 |
| Rajasthan | 374 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 368 |
| Haryana | 232 |
| Karnataka | 199 |
| Delhi | 195 |
| Uttarakhand | 165 |
| Jharkhand | 155 |
| Other states | 237 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Abdulla / M | 4 | 4,275 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Abdulla; Table_6, C4293 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Abdulla; Table_6, C4293