The baby name Bambi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbæm.bi/ (BAM-bee).
The baby name Bambi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbæm.bi/ (BAM-bee).
Bambi is in Origin.
Bambi is an Italian pet form derived from bambino/bambina, meaning “child” or “little girl,” built on the expressive root bamb-, familiar in many Italian dialects. The name entered global consciousness through Austrian writer Felix Salten’s novel Bambi (1923; English 1928), then became permanently linked with nature and innocence after Walt Disney’s 1942 film about the young deer.
As a given name, Bambi began occasional use in the mid-20th century, especially in the United States, where it’s largely feminine despite the literary character being male. Usage peaked in the 1960s–70s and remains rare today, often chosen for its playful, gentle sound and woodland imagery. Variants and related forms include Bambie and Bamby as spellings, and the fuller Italian Bambina (feminine) and Bambino (masculine); Bambi also appears as a nickname. Overall meaning centers on “little child,” with connotations of sweetness and youthful charm.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| PH | 0 | #87 | 10 | 5,607 | |
| TW | 0 | #98 | 6 | 4,523 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #277 | 6 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #283 | 7 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #351 | 40 | 13,098 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #361 | 4 | 5,096 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #372 | 12 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #400 | 6 | 3,185 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #515 | 13 | 12,905 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #590 | 26 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #619 | 7 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #725 | 14 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #763 | 24 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #800 | 39 | 4,949 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #908 | 9 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #918 | 18 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #919 | 12 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #933 | 20 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #937 | 19 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #940 | 43 | 16,355 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #941 | 19 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #968 | 16 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,099 | 43 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,111 | 18 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,144 | 9 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,156 | 28 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,160 | 17 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,197 | 15 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,377 | 70 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,433 | 39 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,596 | 19 | 28,008 |
Bambi is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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