Is Amadou a boy or girl name?

Amadou is a boy’s name. Of the 1,217 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Amadou

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Amadou was most popular in 2008, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,114 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,217 people named Amadou.

Amadou over time

Births per year. The dot marks Amadou’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Amadou a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Amadou is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,217 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Amadou

Where Amadou is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org