Mahamadou
How to say it: mah-hah-mah-DOO · /ma.ha.ma.ˈdu/
West African form of Muhammad, Arabic for 'praised' - very common in Mali, Senegal and Guinea.
Mahamadou was the 1,347th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 14 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up about 37% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,151 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,347 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 14 |
| Share of births | 1 in 31,276 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | +37% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,151 |
| In France, 2025 | #153 among boys’ names, 75 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Mahamadou is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mahamadou is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #153 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Mahamadou
- Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952)President of Niger from 2011 to 2021
- Mahamadou Susoho (born 2005)Spanish association football player
- Mahamadou Doumbia (born 2004)Malian association football player
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