Bambi
About Bambi
Although Disney's cute deer was a male, Bambi has always been used for girls. It first appeared on the charts in 1943, the year after the Disney movie was released. Bambi featured in the Top 1000 from 1954-1964 — a decade where girl names ending in I, like Lori and Teri, were big — and again from 1977-1982.
We once said that Bambi sounds far too flimsy to face the modern world, but the times are changing. Names that end in I are once again en vogue, and Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague recently named her daughter Bambi. It's too early to tell, but a Bambi renaissance may be upon us.
As of October 2026, Bambi ranked #6581 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #562 in 1979.
Editor's take: The name Bambi is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "child; baby girl".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
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- Apple
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- Petal
- Maybelline
- October
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Bambi on lists
Famous Bambis
- Bambi Norwood
Blyth, Australian model
- Bambi Monroe (born Taylor Ashley Horn)
American singer
- Bambi Woods
American adult film actress
Bambi in pop culture
- Bambi
male deer in the 1942 Disney film
- Bambi Berenbaum
character from "The X,Files"
- "Bambi and Her Pink Gun
" manga series