Mame

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A few things about Mame you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mame

Mame Thiam

Senegalese association football player

Choose Mame and your child shares a first name with Mame Thiam, a Senegalese association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mame, like who?” Mame Thiam's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 69,930 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Mame, 23 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mame would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMame has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Mames, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #447. Today it's #5,410, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowMame is 2.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 151,515 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 69,930.
• 🚀TrendMame has climbed 8,043 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,410. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Mame

Mame is a girl name of American origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with M and ending in “-ame”. US birth records list Mame for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 53 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #447 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,410, with 23 babies.

Origin:American names