Feminine dossier · first seen 1994
Bintou
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2024
Peak births
35
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Bintou
How many people are named Bintou?
An estimated 590 living Americans are named Bintou.
How rare is Bintou?
Bintou is very rare among babies today, with 19 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 45.7% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Bintou?
The median age of a living American named Bintou is approximately 15 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 22 years old.
Is Bintou still popular?
Yes. Bintou is holding steady, with 19 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Bintou most common?
Bintou has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 8.7× more often than the national baseline.
1994Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
45.7%
2025
19
All-time
597
Where it lives now
Bintou is most concentrated in New York — about 8.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Bintou is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.