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Isatou

Girl

Meaning of Isatou: Mandinka: 'a variant of Aisha'

Isatou is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9716th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9716

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

335

First recorded 1991 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 6 babies2017: 11 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 5 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 8 babies2024: 5 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Isatou per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 22.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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