The first name Mamadou
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 10 boys were named Mamadou, making it the 2,269th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 14 births (#1,655).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mamadou with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mamadou at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 92 boys born in the United States were named Mamadou, the 1,760th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 106 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Mamadou
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mamadou SakhoFrench footballer (born 1990)
- Mamadou BagayokoFootballer, born 1979
- Mamadou SamassaFootballer, born 1986
- Mamadou CoulibalyAssociation football player, born 1999
- Mamadou TallBurkinabe footballer (born 1982)
- Mamadou DoucouréFrench association football player, born 1998
- Mamadou DiakhonFrench footballer, born 2005
- Mamadou DiakitéFrench-Malian association football player and personal development coach, born 1985
- Mamadou ZongoBurkinabe footballer (born 1980)
- Mamadou WagueFootballer, born 1990
- Mamadou DansoGambian footballer, born 1983
- Mamadou Djim KolaBurkinabe filmmaker (b. 1940, d. 2004)
Questions
- How popular is the name Mamadou?
- In 2025, 10 boys born in England and Wales were named Mamadou, ranking 2,269th. Its peak was 2019, with 14 births.
- Is Mamadou a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,924 US babies named Mamadou since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mamadou most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 106 babies were named Mamadou, its highest rank at 1,617th.