The first name Bambi
A girl’s name from Italian meaning “young girl”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Bambi means “young girl” in Italian.
Borrowed from Italian Bambi, from bambina (“young girl”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 28 girls were named Bambi, making it the 1,166th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bambi with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bambi at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Bambi, the 6,581st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 327 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Bambi
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bambi WoodsAmerican pornographic actress, born 1955
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Questions
- What does the name Bambi mean?
- Bambi means “young girl” in Italian.
- What is the origin of the name Bambi?
- Borrowed from Italian Bambi, from bambina (“young girl”).
- How popular is the name Bambi?
- In 2025, 28 girls born in England and Wales were named Bambi, ranking 1,166th.
- Is Bambi a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,261 US babies named Bambi since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bambi most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 327 babies were named Bambi, its highest rank at 562nd.