girl's name
Mamou
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 630
Mamou is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 1990, when 20 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1977.
Mamou over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 105 |
| 1990s | 120 |
| 2000s | 145 |
| 2010s | 155 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 95 |
How popular is Mamou?
In 2025, Mamou was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Mamou
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mamou also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mamou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mamou
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mamou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mamou
Is Mamou a girl's or a boy's name?
Mamou is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mamou most popular?
Mamou peaked in 1990, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Mamou a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mamou currently ranks #1,941 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.