From Arabic / Bengali / Indonesian / Malay / Pashto / Punjabi / Urdu
Abdul means servant of — from the Arabic. Abdul IS the most fundamental Arabic prefix of devotion — always paired with one of God's 99 Names. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar IS the NBA's all-time leading scorer. Two syllables of the most fundamental devotion, God's-99-Names, and the all-time leading scorer.
Abdul IS the Arabic servant-of prefix — always with God's 99 Names. Jabbar IS the all-time leading scorer.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Arabic; Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947).
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Today
Abdul remains a beloved choice, ranking #1564 in the US. 6,444 babies have been named Abdul since 1930.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Islamic tradition, SSA data
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How popular is Abdul?
1975peak year
Abdul reached its widest reach during the 1970s. In 1975, 157 babies received the name (ranked #657). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1564), with about 110 babies given the name annually. Abdul's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 6,444 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Abdul's Life Path 9 is the humanitarian's number — devout humanitarianism. People named Abdul tend to be sacred, devoted, and gifted at being the fundamental devotion AND all-time scorer.
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Fundamental devotion AND all-time scorer
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99-Names-prefix
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Jabbar-NBA
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Most-devout
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Arabic-sacred
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Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Abdul
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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