Amadu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-MAH-doo
- Origin
- Arabic
Amadu is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “most praiseworthy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Amadu mean?
Arabic: West African form of Ahmad
“most praiseworthy”
A West African form of Ahmad, used among Fula, Mandinka and Sierra Leonean families.
Is Amadu a girl's or a boy's name?
Amadu is a boys' name.
How popular is Amadu in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 boys.
Amadu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
How popular is Amadu in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Amadu in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amadu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
Names like Amadu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdullah, Muhammad, Hamza, Ahmed, Mustafa, Abdulrahman, Huzaifa, Ibrahim, Azaan, Zayd, Zayan, Zayaan
Names related to Amadu
Ahmad, Amad, Amadeo, Amadou, Ahmadou, Amaad, Amado, Amadi, Ahmaud, Amahd
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amadu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amadu, updated 20 October 2026.