Mamoudou
How to say it: ma-moo-DOO · /mamuˈdu/
West African form of Arabic Mahmud meaning 'praised' - common in Senegal, Mali and Guinea.
Mamoudou was the 8,337th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 30% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,208 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 | #8,337 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +30% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #6,208 |
| In France, 2025 | #813 among boys’ names, 35 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Mamoudou 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 Mamoudou is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #813 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Mamoudou
- Mamoudou Athie (born 1988)American actor
- Mamoudou Hanne (born 1988)French sprinter
- Mamoudou Gassama (born 1996)Malian public figure who saved a child in Paris in 2018
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