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Mamadou

Meaning
Praised, praiseworthy
Origin
Arabic — West African form of Muhammad

Boy's name · #1760 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Mamadou reached its best rank, #1543, in 2003 and ranked #1760 in 2025. About 1,900 boys have carried it since 1990.

Across the states

In recent years, Mamadou ran about 7× its national rate in New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Mamadou ranks in other countries and regions.

#169 in France (2025) · #313 in Belgium (2025) · #885 in Canada (2025) · #1,071 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,269 in England & Wales (2025) · #523 in Italy (2024) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #2,791 in Austria (2019) · #936 in Slovakia (2013) · #8,332 in Ecuador (2009).

Famous Mamadous

Where Mamadous come from

Among 378 notable bearers:

Senegal 32%, Mali 20%, Guinea 18%, France 14%, Ivory Coast 5%, Mauritania 4% and 21 more countries.

What Mamadous become

Among 443 notable people named Mamadou:

Sports figures appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mamadou Sakho, French footballer (born 1990).

Similar names: Mouhamed · Adnan · Mavrick · Muhammadali · Malek · Mazen

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