Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2013

Oumou

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,146 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,146
among girls · ↑211 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Oumou · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2013
43 babies
All-time total
759
#9,056 all-time among girls
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Oumou popularity over time

759 babies have been named Oumou since 1996, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2013Girls

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 35 4 – #7,136
2000s 235 24 +571% #5,064
2010s 309 31 +31% #3,623
2020s (to 2025) 180 30 -3% #4,146

Where Oumou 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 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 36 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Oumou

Oumou is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,146 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 759 American babies have been named Oumou. Its peak came in 2013, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Oumou?

The median living Oumou is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 800 people named Oumou are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Oumou year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 35 #4,146
2024 33 #4,357
2023 20 #6,109
2022 31 #4,556
2021 31 #4,484
2020 30 #4,520
2019 28 #4,872
2018 30 #4,641
2017 39 #3,901
2016 31 #4,606
2015 32 #4,474
2014 26 #5,275
2013 43 #3,623
2012 23 #5,850
2011 33 #4,445
2010 24 #5,746
2009 27 #5,340
2008 28 #5,243
2007 29 #5,064
2006 23 #5,862
2005 23 #5,561
2004 18 #6,693
2003 20 #5,986
2002 23 #5,227
2001 23 #5,134
2000 21 #5,449
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Famous people named Oumou

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

  1. 1 Oumou Sangaré Oumou Sangaré Malian singer (born 1968) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Oumou?

The median living Oumou is about 12 years old. Half of all living Oumous are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Oumou are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Oumou are alive in the United States, based on 759 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Oumou in 2025?

Oumou ranked #4,146 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Oumou?

759 babies have been named Oumou in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Oumou most popular?

Oumou peaked in 2013, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Oumou a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Oumou rising or falling?

Oumou has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Oumou become more popular?

Oumou looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Oumou in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Oumou?

Well-known people named Oumou include Oumou Sangaré (singer).

Names like Oumou

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

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