Mamadou

“Variant of Muhammad — Praised, praiseworthy” — Arabic origin

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

Mamadou reached its best rank, #1543, in 2003 and ranked #1760 in 2025. About 1,900 boys have carried it since 1990. In New York it runs about 7× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 890 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,300 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,900 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Mamadous

Mamadou Sakho — French footballer (born 1990)
Mamadou Tandja — President of Niger from 1999 to 2010
Mamadou Niang Babacar Ndiaye — Senegalese and French association football player
Mamadou Sarr — Senegalese-French footballer (born 2005)
Mamadou N'Diaye — Senegalese football player born in 1996

What Mamadous become

Among 458 notable people named Mamadou:

Sports figures appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mamadou Sakho, French footballer (born 1990).

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

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