Recorded 1954–1985 Girls' name Peak 1979 227 births

Bambie — girls' name

227 babies named Bambie in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s371960s681970s621980s60
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Bambie was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

20 babies were named Bambie in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bambie

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Bambie between 1954 and 1985, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bambie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bambie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bambie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bambie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 227 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bambie at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

227

Since 1954

32 years of records

Peak year

1979

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1954

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1985

Bambie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1954

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1979)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 198519821979197619671963196019571954 6

Bambie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
68 births that decade — 30% of Bambie's all-time total
1950s371960s681970s621980s60

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bambie?
227 babies have been named Bambie since 1954. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1979 with 20 births.
When was Bambie most popular?
Bambie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Bambie been used?
Bambie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 32 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Bambie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bambi, Bama, Bamma, Bambina, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1954–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.