US rank #1621 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,830 births

Mamadou — #1621 US boys' name

1,830 babies named Mamadou in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s2032000s6542010s6302020s343
#1621
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Mamadou was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

105 babies were named Mamadou in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mamadou

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,830 babies named Mamadou between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mamadou currently holds the #1621 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 105 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mamadou performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 654 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mamadou shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 934 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Mamadou in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mamadou 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 1,830 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.

Mamadou at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,830

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2024

105 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,621

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mamadou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
105
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941990 7

Mamadou by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
654 births that decade — 36% of Mamadou's all-time total
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Mamadou by state

Where Mamadou concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Mamadou
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
934 51.0%
#2 Ohio
115 6.3%
#3 Georgia
49 2.7%
#4 Maryland
41 2.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
33 1.8%
#6 Indiana
5 0.3%
New York share of Mamadou's total US births 51.0%
Even split

934 of 1,830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mamadou?
1,830 babies have been named Mamadou since 1990. It currently ranks #1621 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 105 births.
When was Mamadou most popular?
Mamadou was most popular in the 2000s decade with 654 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Mamadou most popular?
The top states for the name Mamadou are New York (934 births), Ohio (115 births), Georgia (49 births).
How long has the name Mamadou been used?
Mamadou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mamadou?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mamie, Mamoru, Mamoudou, Mamady, 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, 1990–2024 (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.