The baby name Amadou is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-mah-DOO.
The baby name Amadou is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-mah-DOO.
Amadou is Arabic, French in Origin.
Amadou is the francophone West African form of Arabic Aḥmad, the earliest recoverable form of the name. Aḥmad is built on the Semitic root ḥ-m-d, concerned with praise and commendation, and follows the Arabic elative pattern afʿal. Its literal sense is more praiseworthy or most commendable. In Fulfulde and neighboring languages, the final vowel and spelling reflect local pronunciation and French orthography.
The name is especially familiar among Muslim Fulani communities and in wider francophone West Africa, including Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and Niger, where Arabic Islamic names entered local naming systems through scholarship, trade, and religious networks. Aḥmad is linked to the Prophet Muhammad in Qur’an 61:6. Regional forms include Amadu and Hamadou; Arabic and international equivalents include Ahmad and Ahmed. Bearers include Amadou Bamba, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, and Amadou Toumani Touré; in France it appeared in the Top 500 during much of the 1980s.
| Amadou Toumani Touré Amadou Toumani Touré was a Malian politician and military officer best known for serving as Mali’s head of state twice, including as democratically elected president from 2002 until he was overthrown in a 2012 coup. Often called ATT, he first came to power after helping lead the 1991 coup that toppled President Moussa Traoré, whose personal guard he had commanded. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | 0 | #9 | 2 | 188 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #15 | 16 | 439 |
| CM | 0 | #28 | 28 | 2,592 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #51 | 2,101 | 12,054 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #73 | 5 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #134 | 4 | 1,769 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #140 | 114 | 5,568 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #163 | 14 | 4,064 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #168 | 21 | 401 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2020 | #174 | 4 | 1,548 |
| LY | 0 | #177 | 567 | 12,703 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #214 | 4 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 4,970 |
| GH | 0 | #223 | 21 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #268 | 6 | 6,912 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #270 | 122 | 2,865 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #295 | 25 | 9,639 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #305 | 41 | 8,138 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #348 | 20 | 7,951 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #381 | 164 | 11,671 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #411 | 742 | 5,610 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #412 | 34 | 10,523 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| Spain | 0 | #434 | 19 | 2,326 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #614 | 1,271 | 10,046 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #656 | 27 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #684 | 31 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #693 | 15 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| DZ | 0 | #705 | 522 | 20,130 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #732 | 38 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #774 | 56 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| MA | 0 | #807 | 330 | 20,986 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #849 | 44 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #861 | 26 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #862 | 90 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #868 | 85 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #883 | 69 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #969 | 15 | 5,561 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,064 | 29 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,150 | 29 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,191 | 21 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,426 | 21 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,479 | 136 | 28,008 |
Amadou is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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