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girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Mame

Meaning Mame is a Senegalese given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,503 Trend ↑ Rising 67%

Mame is a Senegalese given name.

Rank 2025
#5,503
among girls · ↑1,333 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Mame
How common
1 in 69,881
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
29 babies
All-time total
672
#9,784 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Mame popularity over time

672 babies have been named Mame since 1880, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1881Girls

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 Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 144 14 – #463
1890s 78 8 -46% #685
1900s – – – –
1910s 10 1 – #2,370
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 47 5 – #9,228
2000s 187 19 +298% #4,347
2010s 130 13 -30% #7,479
2020s (to 2025) 76 13 -3% #5,503

Where Mame is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 25 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 28 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Mame

Mame is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,503 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 672 American babies have been named Mame. Its peak came in 2002, when 29 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Mame stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mame?

The median living Mame is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 22. An estimated 400 people named Mame are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Mame year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 23 #5,503
2024 17 #6,836
2023 10 #10,072
2022 9 #10,912
2021 11 #9,334
2020 6 #14,481
2019 14 #8,003
2018 11 #9,580
2017 14 #8,125
2016 16 #7,479
2015 9 #11,515
2014 13 #8,787
2013 15 #8,024
2012 12 #9,503
2011 11 #10,162
2010 15 #8,151
2009 17 #7,565
2008 17 #7,619
2007 15 #8,381
2006 15 #8,098
2005 20 #6,159
2004 20 #6,129
2003 22 #5,532
2002 29 #4,347
2001 20 #5,735
2000 12 #8,358
1995 6 #12,734
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1900 – –
1895 9 #1,175
1890 10 #915
1885 17 #531
1880 12 #512

Famous people named Mame

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

  1. 1 Mame Biram Diouf Mame Biram Diouf Senegalese footballer (born 1987) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mame Madior Boye Senegalese politician (born 1940) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mame?

The median living Mame is about 16 years old. Half of all living Mames are between 8 and 22 years old.

How many people named Mame are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Mame are alive in the United States, based on 672 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mame mean?

Mame is a Senegalese given name.

How popular is the name Mame in 2025?

Mame ranked #5,503 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mame?

672 babies have been named Mame in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mame most popular?

Mame peaked in 2002, when 29 newborns received the name.

Is Mame a boy or girl name?

Mame is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mame rising or falling?

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

Will Mame become more popular?

Mame is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 girls named Mame 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 Mame?

Well-known people named Mame include Mame Biram Diouf (soccer player), Mame Madior Boye (politician).

Names like Mame

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