Momodou
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MOH-moh-doo
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Momodou is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised, praiseworthy”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Momodou mean?
Arabic: Gambian form of Muhammad
“praised, praiseworthy”
A common Gambian and Senegalese form of Muhammad, the name of the Prophet of Islam.
Is Momodou a girl's or a boy's name?
Momodou is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Momodou in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 567% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Momodou, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Momodou of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Momodou in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Momodou in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Momodou in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Momodou in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Momodou in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
Nicknames for Momodou
- Modou 3 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Momodou
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Mustafa, Abdullah, Hamza, Mamadou, Musa, Ibrahim, Ahmed, Huzaifa, Umar, Zayd, Mouhamed
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, “Momodou: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/momodou, updated 20 October 2026.