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Amadou

Boy

Meaning of Amadou: African: 'lovable'

Amadou is a boy's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2957th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2957

40 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,217

First recorded 1992 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 31 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 44 babies20002001: 29 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 50 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 52 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 49 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 43 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 44 babies2014: 41 babies2015: 57 babies2016: 37 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 36 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 43 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 44 babies2025: 40 babies
US babies named Amadou per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 59.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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