Badu
- Pronunciation
- [Ba-du]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- An Ashanti Of Ghana Name Meaning "Tenth-Born Child."
- Origin
- African
Quick Facts About Badu
535
African baby names in our dictionary
270
African male names
91
4-letter B-names in our dictionary
783
B-male names total
Not in registry
US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ade | A Mistress Of Lancelot | Female | Arthurian |
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Badu against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).