UK boy's name
Abdal
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abdal is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Abdal popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4991, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 7 births.
This profile covers 16 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1996 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 16 living people in the UK are called Abdal. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abdal ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 7 boys were registered as Abdal.
- • About 16 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abdal as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4991
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
7 births
Estimated living
16
2026
Popularity
Abdal over time
The chart below shows babies named Abdal registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abdal, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abdal by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abdal was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4991 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4527 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2246 | 10 | 2 |
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- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Abdal: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abdal in the UK right now?
In 2023, Abdal was ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Abdal most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 7 babies registered as Abdal in England and Wales.
How many people are called Abdal in the UK?
A total of 16 babies have been registered as Abdal across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.