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Globally, Babou (Babou , بابو , Бабу ) is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine given name. The first name Babou is characteristic of Gambia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Senegal, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely female name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Sudan, Senegal, and Algeria. Likewise, Babou is the last name as well as the forename.
Babou is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Babou , the fictional pet ocelot of Cheryl Tunt on "Archer".