US rank #6655 Boys' name Peak 2024 175 births

Ahmadou — #6655 US boys' name

175 babies named Ahmadou in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s422010s712020s50
#6655
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ahmadou was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ahmadou in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahmadou

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Ahmadou between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ahmadou currently holds the #6655 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahmadou performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ahmadou shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ahmadou in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahmadou in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 175 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ahmadou at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

175

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2024

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,655

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ahmadou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 20242021201720142010200520021997 5

Ahmadou by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
71 births that decade — 41% of Ahmadou's all-time total
1990s122000s422010s712020s50

Ahmadou by state

Where Ahmadou concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ahmadou
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 6.3%
New York share of Ahmadou's total US births 6.3%

11 of 175 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahmadou?
175 babies have been named Ahmadou since 1997. It currently ranks #6655 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 13 births.
When was Ahmadou most popular?
Ahmadou was most popular in the 2010s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ahmadou most popular?
The top states for the name Ahmadou are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Ahmadou been used?
Ahmadou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ahmadou?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahmad, Ahmed, Ahmir, Ahmari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.