How Many People Are Named Bambi?
An estimated 4,421 people in the United States have the first name Bambi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Bambi peaked in popularity in 1979 with 327 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bambi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bambi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,421
About 1 in 77,529 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1979
327 births
Total Registered
5,244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bambi
Bambi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,244 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bambi as a female name
Ranked #10,368 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (327 births)
Bambi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bambi span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,356 babies were registered. Bambi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bambi by Decade
How has Bambi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bambi by State
Birth registrations for Bambi span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Idaho, Arizona, Arkansas. On average, about 86 Bambis were registered per state.
Bambi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bambi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bambi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bambi?
We estimate approximately 4,421 people named Bambi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 77,529 Americans share this first name.
Is Bambi a common name?
Bambi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bambi most popular?
Bambi reached peak popularity in 1979, when 327 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bambi is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bambi a female name?
Bambi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bambi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bambi Smith, Bambi Johnson, Bambi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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