Ndey
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Ndey is a girls' name, meaning “mother”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ndey mean?
Wolof, from Senegal and the Gambia
“mother”
A Wolof name from the Gambia and Senegal; ndey is the Wolof word for mother.
Is Ndey a girl's or a boy's name?
Ndey is a girls' name.
How popular is Ndey in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 girls.
Ndey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
Names like Ndey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Niamh, Cassidy, Caoimhe, Erin, Bree, Teagan, Aoibheann, Ffion, Caragh, Grace, Casey
Names related to Ndey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ndey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ndey, updated 20 October 2026.