Baby name

Amadou

Boy

Origin of the name

Amadou is a West African name, usually explained as a form of the Arabic Ahmad.

Rising name

Amadou peaked in 2008, when 1 baby in 66,622 was given the name. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 3035. 36% of all babies named Amadou since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

1,217births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 2236rank at its peak, in 2008

Where babies named Amadou are born

2008

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Amadou is most common in New York (11.4 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Amado 4,769
Amador 3,372
Mamadou 1,924

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