Girls' name · since 1943
Bambi
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 5,261 babies named Bambi, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,599 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,261
- born since 1943
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bambi is the #6599 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,261 recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Bambi recorded 5,261 times among girls since 1943, holding rank #6599 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #2,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,599 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,261 born since 1943
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bambi ranks #2,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,599 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,261 born since 1943, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,599 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,261
- born since 1943
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bambi's 5,261 recorded births place it above 96.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bambi compares
5,261 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bambi's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bambi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,261 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 327 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bambi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bambi splits its recorded history at 1980: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 327 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bambi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 327
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Bambi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,356 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Bambi's strongest decade.
1,356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Bambi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,275 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,294 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,356 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,045 births
- 1990s 92
1990s
92 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,356 births (26% of all-time use).
How Bambi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bambi's total volume
Bambi by state
Where Bambi concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 484 | 9.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 291 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 285 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 253 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 231 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 167 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 141 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 138 | 2.6% |
484 of 5,261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Bambi appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bambi's data
- Bambi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,356 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bambis (484 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bambi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bambi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.