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Amadou
OriginWest African
US Rank#3037
2025 SSA
About Amadou
A form of Ahmad popular in Western Africa. It ranked in the French Top 500 for much of the 1980s.
Pronounced ah-mah-DOO.
As of October 2026, Amadou ranked #3037 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2224 for boys in 2000.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,848 | 41 | 21.3 |
| 2015 | #2,302 | 57 | 29.7 |
| 2016 | #3,110 | 37 | 19.5 |
| 2017 | #2,892 | 41 | 22.2 |
| 2018 | #3,532 | 31 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | #2,697 | 47 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #3,137 | 36 | 20.9 |
| 2021 | #3,913 | 27 | 15.4 |
| 2022 | #2,919 | 43 | 24.6 |
| 2023 | #3,118 | 39 | 22.8 |
| 2024 | #2,869 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2025 | #3,037 | 40 | 23.4 |
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