Boys' name · since 2014

Mamadu

16 babies named Mamadu in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,897 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,611 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
16
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade

16 babies have been named Mamadu since 2014, making it today's #11611 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Mamadu recorded 16 times among boys since 2014, holding rank #11611 nationally today, ahead of 17% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.

  • #30,897 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,611 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 16 born since 2014
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mamadu ranks #30,897 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,611 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,897 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,611 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
16
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%16.6%
Mamadu vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mamadu's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Mamadu compares

16 6th percentile among 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

Mamadu's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mamadu Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 16 369 358,536
Peak-year births 6 34 22,252

Mamadu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mamadu splits its recorded history at 2017: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mamadu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
6
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 201420172025 6

Mamadu by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).

2010s was Mamadu's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Mamadu births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mamadu?
Mamadu has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,897 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #11,611 of 13,930. 6 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Mamadu sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mamadu ranks #30,897 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,611 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mamadu most popular?
Mamadu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Mamadu been used?
Records for Mamadu go back to 2014, giving 12 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Mamadu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mamadou, Mamie, Mamoru, Mamoudou, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mamadu's data

  • Mamadu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Mamadu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2014–2025 (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 Mamadu 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.