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Ndeye

Girl

Meaning of Ndeye: Wolof: 'first-born daughter'

Ndeye is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6650th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6650

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

513

First recorded 1993 · 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: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 28 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 31 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 9 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 9 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 6 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 22 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Ndeye per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 31.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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