Recorded 1972–1983 Girls' name Peak 1980 67 births

Bindu — girls' name

67 babies named Bindu in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s27
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Bindu was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

11 babies were named Bindu in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bindu

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Bindu between 1972 and 1983, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bindu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bindu performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bindu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bindu 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 67 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.

Bindu at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

67

Since 1972

12 years of records

Peak year

1980

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1972

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1983

Bindu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1972

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1980)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 198319811980197919781977197619741972 7

Bindu by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
40 births that decade — 60% of Bindu's all-time total
1970s401980s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bindu?
67 babies have been named Bindu since 1972. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1980 with 11 births.
When was Bindu most popular?
Bindu was most popular in the 1970s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Bindu been used?
Bindu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 12 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Bindu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bina, Binta, Bintou, Bindi, and 4 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, 1972–1983 (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.