Boys' name · since 1998
Mohamadou
74 babies named Mohamadou in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
74 boys have been named Mohamadou since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohamadou has been recorded 74 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1998 to 2019.
- #19,471 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohamadou ranks #19,471 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mohamadou's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Mohamadou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mohamadou's full recorded timeline at 2008, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mohamadou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2019
- Peak year (1999)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Mohamadou by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Mohamadou's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mohamadou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (49% of all-time use).
Mohamadou by state
Where Mohamadou concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 31.1% |
23 of 74 births nationwide.
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- Mohamadou's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2010s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mohamadous (23 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mohamadou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1998–2019 (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 Mohamadou 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.