Amadou
Amadou was the 3037th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2224th; the most babies were born in 2008 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 735 places. More babies were named Amadou in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,037 boys, up 102 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200859 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,217babies recorded
Amadou popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,037 | 40 |
| 2020 | #3,139 | 36 |
| 2010 | #2,734 | 44 |
| 2000 | #2,224 | 44 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amadou, counting every spelling?
Amadou has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Amadou?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amadou (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amadou born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amadou.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amadou?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Amadou are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Amadou mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amadou by state
How common Amadou was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (6.3×), New York (5.8×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Amadou
How popular is the name Amadou?
Amadou was the 3037th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2224th; the most babies were born in 2008 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 735 places. More babies were named Amadou in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Amadou a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Amadou in the US.
Where is Amadou most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amadou was most common in Ohio (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Maryland.