babyNamedMahamadou
“worthy of praise”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 653rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 205
- babies born in France
- 1 in 8,850
- +0.9% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1985
Meaning and origin of Mahamadou
Mahamadou means “worthy of praise” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Mahamadou in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1985.
- Over recent years, Mahamadou has been stable (+0.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mahamadou every 7.8 schools, all spellings combined.
Mahamadou in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 155,804
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Mamadou955
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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