Mahamadou comes from the Indian / Sanskrit tradition, meaning "Great Prophet" | Formal: "Exalted Prophet".
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How popular is Mahamadou?
2008peak year
Today, Mahamadou is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9313), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2008, 24 babies were given the name (ranked #4217 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Mahamadou's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 391 babies have been registered as Mahamadou since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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