Name meaning & stats
Abdoul
Abdoul (Hebrew origin). 581 US babies since 1940, peak 2003. Notable Abdouls are 3.5× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
HebrewSpelling of Abdiel
Abdiel around the world
- Абдиэль · Russian
- 亚伯帝尔 · Chinese
- Abdiele · Italian
- Abdi · Turkish
In US birth records
Peak year: 2003
581 US babies were named Abdoul between 1940 and 2025.
Abdoul around the world
- France: 2,010 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 464 in 2025
- Belgium: 195 babies since 1995, peak 2020, No. 782 in 2025
- England & Wales: 42 babies since 1996, peak 2014
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Abdouls end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 3.5× | High · 41 people |
| Politician | 1.0× | Low · 9 people |
| Basketball player | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Writer | 0.7× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Abdouls show up 3.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 27 Abdiels spell it Abdoul
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2003)