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Mamadou

Boy

Meaning of Mamadou: Arabic: 'praiseworthy'

Mamadou is a boy's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1759th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1759

92 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,924

First recorded 1990 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 40 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 43 babies20002001: 61 babies2002: 61 babies2003: 83 babies2004: 61 babies2005: 71 babies2006: 67 babies2007: 80 babies2008: 53 babies2009: 74 babies2010: 64 babies20102011: 64 babies2012: 66 babies2013: 54 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 63 babies2016: 75 babies2017: 66 babies2018: 66 babies2019: 61 babies2020: 48 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 56 babies2023: 63 babies2024: 106 babies2025: 92 babies
US babies named Mamadou per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 106.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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