How popular is the name Abdoulaye?

966 US babies were named Abdoulaye between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2025.

What careers are people named Abdoulaye over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Abdoulayes show up 3.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Abdoulaye

Q: How common is the spelling Abdoulaye?

1 in 4 Abdullahis spell it Abdoulaye.

Abdoulaye. 966 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Abdoulayes are 3.1× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

966 US babies were named Abdoulaye between 1940 and 2025.

Abdoulaye around the world

France: 4,700 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 224 in 2025
Belgium: 274 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 403 in 2025
England & Wales: 47 babies since 1996, peak 2017

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Abdoulayes end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	3.1×	High · 77 people
Politician	1.2×	High · 26 people
Basketball player	1.4×	Medium · 11 people
Writer	0.9×	Low · 7 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Abdoulayes show up 3.1× 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 4 Abdullahis spell it Abdoulaye

Abdullahi 52%
Abdoulaye 27%
Abdulahi 14%
Abdoulie 4%
Abdulai 3%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)