Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Mamadou

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,760 Trend ↑ Rising 56%
Rank 2025
#1,760
among boys · ↓143 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Mamadou · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,566
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
106 babies
All-time total
1,924
#3,391 all-time among boys
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Mamadou popularity over time

1,924 babies have been named Mamadou since 1990, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 204 20 – #2,260
2000s 654 65 +221% #1,543
2010s 630 63 -4% #1,951
2020s (to 2025) 436 73 +15% #1,617

Where Mamadou is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 98 0.06 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 108 0.06 outside top 500
2029 113 0.07 outside top 500
2030 117 0.07 outside top 500

Where Mamadou is most popular

Boys named Mamadou per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.045 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Mamadou born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 159 0.367 +717%
Ohio 36 0.136 +202%
Pennsylvania 26 0.098 +118%
Maryland 7 0.059 +31%
Georgia 14 0.055 +23%
Indiana 5 0.031 -31%
Washington 5 0.031 -32%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
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Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
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New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
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Oklahoma – – –
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South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mamadou

Mamadou is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,760 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 1,924 American babies have been named Mamadou. Its peak came in 2024, when 106 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mamadou stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mamadou?

The median living Mamadou is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 21. An estimated 1,900 people named Mamadou are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mamadou year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 92 #1,760
2024 106 #1,617
2023 63 #2,261
2022 56 #2,484
2021 71 #2,072
2020 48 #2,643
2019 61 #2,280
2018 66 #2,131
2017 66 #2,102
2016 75 #1,951
2015 63 #2,179
2014 51 #2,480
2013 54 #2,352
2012 66 #2,084
2011 64 #2,097
2010 64 #2,109
2009 74 #1,936
2008 53 #2,421
2007 80 #1,824
2006 67 #2,001
2005 71 #1,829
2004 61 #1,984
2003 83 #1,543
2002 61 #1,859
2001 61 #1,833
2000 43 #2,282
1995 18 #3,646
1990 7 #6,892
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Famous people named Mamadou

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mamadou Niang Mamadou Niang Senegalese footballer (born 1979) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mamadou Tandja Mamadou Tandja President of Niger from 1999 to 2010 b. 1938 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Mamadou Dia Mamadou Dia 1st Prime Minister of Senegal 1910–2009 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Mamadou Bagayoko Footballer (born 1979) Contemporary
  5. 5 Mamadou Bah Mamadou Bah Guinean footballer b. 1988 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Mamadou Bagayoko Mamadou Bagayoko Ivorian footballer b. 1989 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mamadou, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mamadou?

The median living Mamadou is about 14 years old. Half of all living Mamadous are between 6 and 21 years old.

How many people named Mamadou are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Mamadou are alive in the United States, based on 1,924 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mamadou in 2025?

Mamadou ranked #1,760 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 92 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mamadou?

1,924 babies have been named Mamadou in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mamadou most popular?

Mamadou peaked in 2024, when 106 newborns received the name.

Is Mamadou a boy or girl name?

Mamadou is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mamadou rising or falling?

Mamadou is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mamadou become more popular?

Mamadou is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 117 boys named Mamadou in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mamadou?

Well-known people named Mamadou include Mamadou Niang (soccer player), Mamadou Tandja (politician), Mamadou Dia (politician).

Names like Mamadou

Names that sound and feel close to Mamadou: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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