US rank #13134 Boys' name Peak 2017 88 births

Hamidou — #13134 US boys' name

88 babies named Hamidou in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s362010s292020s23
#13134
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 8% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2017
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hamidou in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hamidou

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Hamidou between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hamidou currently holds the #13134 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hamidou performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hamidou shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hamidou 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 88 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.

Hamidou at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

88

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2017

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,134

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hamidou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 20242022201920142009200720032002 7

Hamidou by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 41% of Hamidou's all-time total
2000s362010s292020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hamidou?
88 babies have been named Hamidou since 2002. It currently ranks #13134 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Hamidou most popular?
Hamidou was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Hamidou been used?
Hamidou has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hamidou?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hamza, Hamilton, Hampton, Hamzah, 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, 2002–2024 (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.