Servant of God
A West African variant of the Arabic name Abdullah. It is composed of the elements 'abd', meaning servant, and 'Allah', referring to the Divine. It is particularly common in Sierra Leone, Gambia, and Ghana.
Less common today
Abdulai isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,200 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
Sierra Leonean professional footballer
Former Vice President of Sierra Leone and jurist
Bissau-Guinean engineer and novelist