Name meaning & stats
Mamadou
Mamadou. 1,924 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Mamadous are 2.9× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
1,924 US babies were named Mamadou between 1940 and 2025.
Mamadou around the world
- France: 8,590 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 169 in 2025
- Belgium: 633 babies since 1995, peak 2014, No. 308 in 2025
- England & Wales: 170 babies since 1996, peak 2019, No. 2,266 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mamadous end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.9× | High · 115 people |
| Politician | 1.2× | High · 44 people |
| Basketball player | 2.5× | High · 35 people |
| Track athlete | 1.4× | Low · 7 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Mamadous show up 2.9× 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: 79% of Mamadous use it
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)