Name meaning & stats
Amadou
Amadou. 1,217 US babies since 1940, peak 2008. Notable Amadous are 2.8× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2008
1,217 US babies were named Amadou between 1940 and 2025.
Amadou around the world
- France: 3,600 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 330 in 2025
- Belgium: 335 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 352 in 2025
- England & Wales: 149 babies since 1996, peak 2014, No. 4,213 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Amadous end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.9× | High · 41 people |
| Politician | 1.4× | High · 28 people |
| Basketball player | 2.8× | High · 25 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Low · 7 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Amadous show up 2.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
The most common spelling: 81% of Amadous use it
- Amadou 81%
- Ahmadou 12%
- Amadu 8%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2008)