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Abdoulaye

Meaning
Servant of God
Origin
Arabic — West African form of Abdullah

Boy's name · #2480 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Abdoulaye is climbing: on the charts since 1992, it reached #2480 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with 54 boys given the name last year. Roughly 970 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Abdoulaye ran about 6× its national rate in New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Abdoulaye ranks in other countries and regions.

#228 in France (2025) · #415 in Belgium (2025) · #1,251 in Canada (2025) · #1,291 in Switzerland (2025) · #446 in Italy (2024) · #5,120 in England & Wales (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #1,783 in Austria (2017) · #2,013 in Ecuador (1992).

Famous Abdoulayes

Where Abdoulayes come from

Among 249 notable bearers:

Senegal 29%, Mali 16%, Guinea 14%, France 10%, Ivory Coast 8%, Niger 6% and 18 more countries.

What Abdoulayes become

Among 281 notable people named Abdoulaye:

Sports figures appear 2.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Abdoulaye Faye, Senegalese footballer (born 1978).

Similar names: Abdallah · Jahsir · Abdulrahman · Nicolai · Shmiel · Shloimy

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