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Abdallah

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What official birth registration shows about Abdallah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #833 to #1821.200020052010201520202025#833#1821
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1591
1998#1821
1999#1130
2000#1425
2001#1467
2002#1128
2003#1092
2004#999
2005#1377
2006#1016
2007#1014
2008#1294
2009#1133
2010#854
2011#1303
2012#1270
2013#1294
2014#1178
2015#833
2016#1570
2017#1247
2018#1382
2019#974
2020#1314
2021#1688
2022#1268
2023#1610
2024#1517
2025#1153

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 24 of the 36 years from 1979 to 2014.

In 2018: #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1382 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1979–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1979

    First recorded at #603 among boys in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1153 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #218 in Northern Ireland in 2001.

Abdallah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#115325HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#151717HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#161015HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#126821HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#168814HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#131419HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#97429HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#138218HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#124721HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#157016HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#83337HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#117822HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#129419HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#127020HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#130319HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#85434HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#113322HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#129418HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#101424HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#101622HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#137714HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#99920HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#109216HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#112814HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#14679HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#14259HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#113012HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#15917HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2185HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4058HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5234HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5334HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4417HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4736HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4606HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4676HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5304HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4456HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#3668HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5184HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#27814HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4117HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5494HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5554HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4736HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5255HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6024HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5545HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#6094HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5695HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5525HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6244HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#6034HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Abdallah is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Abdallah, between 1979 and 2025, in 39 of those 47 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: highest position in 2001England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2015Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: highest position in 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201719792025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1979–201424#278 in 2001
England and Wales1996–202529#833 in 2015
Northern Ireland20011#218 in 2001
Republic of Ireland2012–20183#610 in 2017

Its high point came 16 years earlier in Norway (2001) than in Republic of Ireland (2017).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1987; it appears again in 1991.

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What is known about Abdallah

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1979–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #218 in Northern Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.