boy's name
Mahamat
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 177
Mahamat is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2024, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2003.
Mahamat over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 |
| 2010s | 55 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Mahamat?
In 2025, Mahamat was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mahamat is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mahamat
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mahamat also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mahamat over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mahamat
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mahamat — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mahamat
Is Mahamat a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahamat is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mahamat most popular?
Mahamat peaked in 2024, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mahamat a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mahamat currently ranks #2,561 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.