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Saidou

sah-EE-doo /sɑːiˈduː/

At a glance

In short
Saidou is a male name of West African origin, pronounced as sah-EE-doo. It's unique and carries cultural richness.
U.S. rank 2025
#12,008 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
5 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#8,987 in 2024
First recorded
2014

Meaning of Saidou

Saidou is a male name with origins in West Africa. Though not incredibly popular, it has been given to a small number of newborn boys in the United States, with around five occurrences in recent years. Saidou can also be spelled as Saidu. This unique name carries an air of cultural richness, making it a distinctive choice for your baby boy.

How to pronounce Saidou

Popularity of Saidou in the U.S.

Saidou was the #12,008 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 5 babies. It peaked at #8,987 in 2024. It first appears in the records in 2014.

Bar and line chart: Saidou in the U.S., 2014–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 8 in 2024 and 5 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #8,987 in 2024, #12,008 in 2025.
  • Boys named Saidou (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2014–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2014⁠–⁠2025 6 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025512,008▼ 3,021
202488,987▲ 776
202379,763back
2019512,145back
2015512,086▲ 22
2014512,108new

Notable people named Saidou

  • Saidou Alioum Moubarak is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a winger for Jablonec and the Cameroon national team.
  • Saidou Khan is a Gambian footballer who plays midfield for Club Africain and the Gambia national team.
  • Saidou Madi Panandetiguiri is a former Burkinabe footballer who played as a defender, most recently for FC Pune City in India.
  • Saidou Simpore is a professional footballer from Burkina Faso who plays right back for Al-Faisaly in Jordan.
  • Saidou Sow is a Guinean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nantes and the Guinea national team.