Will my child share the name Bambi with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 28 UK babies named Bambi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bambi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Bambi becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Bambi is at its highest recorded position — #1,166 in 2025, with 28 births. In 2020 it ranked #3,899.

Is Bambi a good choice for a distinctive name?

Bambi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Bambi a popular baby name in the United States?

Bambi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Bambi

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Bambi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1166 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Bambi in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

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About the Name Bambi

Bambi is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1672. The name has climbed 2227 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2012.

Bambi is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Bambi in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Bambi

Bambi Northwood-Blyth — Stephanie Bambi Northwood-Blyth is an Australian model known for her eyebrows and blue eyes.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.