Mamadou
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAH-mah-doo
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,753 for boys
Mamadou is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 1,753rd for boys in the US (92 babies).
What does Mamadou mean?
Arabic: West African form of Muhammad
“praised”
A West African form of Muhammad, especially common in Senegal, Guinea and Mali.
Is Mamadou a girl's or a boy's name?
Mamadou is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 92 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mamadou in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Mamadou, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mamadou in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Mamadou in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Mamadou in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,753among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 92about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 92 boys in the US were named Mamadou, making it the 1,753rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,616th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 106 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Mamadou in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mamadou in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | #1,753 |
| 2024 | 106 | #1,608 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,243 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,467 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,059 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,264 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,121 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,090 |
| 2016 | 75 | #1,936 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,169 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,459 |
| 2013 | 54 | #2,335 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,076 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,099 |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,924 |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,404 |
| 2007 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 2006 | 67 | #1,993 |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,810 |
| 2004 | 61 | #1,970 |
| 2003 | 83 | #1,535 |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,847 |
| 2001 | 61 | #1,812 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,252 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
Names like Mamadou
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Mustafa Abdullah Musa Hamza Ibrahim Ahmed Zayd Umar Huzaifa Zayan Musab
Names related to Mamadou
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, “Mamadou: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mamadou, updated 20 October 2026.