Boys' name · since 1992
Amadou
1,217 babies named Amadou in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,059 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,217
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amadou currently ranks #3059 among boys' names in America, with 1,217 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amadou has been recorded 1,217 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #3059 nationally and more common than 78% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #4,533 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,059 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,217 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amadou ranks #4,533 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,059 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,217 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,059 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,217
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amadou's 1,217 recorded births place it above 90.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Amadou compares
1,217 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amadou's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amadou | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,217 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amadou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amadou's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amadou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Amadou by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (442 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Amadou's strongest decade.
442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Amadou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
442 births
- 2010s
2010s
430 births
- 2020s
2020s
229 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 442 births (36% of all-time use).
How Amadou compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amadou's total volume
Amadou by state
Where Amadou concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 459 | 37.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 105 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 42 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
459 of 1,217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Amadou's data
- Amadou's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (442 total births) through the 2020s (229) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Amadous (459 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amadou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amadou draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.