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Origin & history of Amadou1
WesternAfrican roots
Amadou comes from the WesternAfrican tradition, meaning Noble, Brave, Trustworthy, Gentle, Reliable.
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How popular is Amadou?
2008
peak year
Amadou first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1992. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 59 babies received the name (ranked #2237). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3049), with roughly 40 babies named Amadou each year. Amadou's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,177 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
59
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,237)
(ranked #2,237)
40
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
400
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,177
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Amadou1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
A1
M4
A1
D4
O6
U3
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Amadou🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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