Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Bindi

Meaning Bindi is both a surname and a given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,187 Trend ↑ Rising 68%

Bindi is both a surname and a given name.

Rank 2025
#4,187
among girls · ↓59 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
34
named Bindi · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 47,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
40 babies
All-time total
431
#12,937 all-time among girls
First recorded
1980
in Social Security records

Bindi popularity over time

431 babies have been named Bindi since 1980, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 20 2 – #7,488
1990s – – – –
2000s 95 10 – #4,060
2010s 105 11 +11% #5,306
2020s (to 2025) 211 35 +235% #3,745

Where Bindi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 50 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Bindi

Bindi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,187 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1980, 431 American babies have been named Bindi. Its peak came in 2021, when 40 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bindi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bindi?

The median living Bindi is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 17. An estimated 400 people named Bindi are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bindi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 34 #4,187
2024 35 #4,128
2023 33 #4,288
2022 39 #3,837
2021 40 #3,745
2020 30 #4,464
2019 24 #5,333
2018 9 #10,702
2017 12 #8,885
2016 25 #5,306
2015 8 #12,018
2014 – –
2013 6 #14,913
2012 – –
2011 9 #11,322
2010 12 #9,321
2009 6 #15,548
2008 23 #5,974
2007 38 #4,060
2006 10 #10,718
2005 – –
2004 8 #11,775
2003 5 #16,138
2002 5 #15,792
2001 – –
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 6 #9,419
1980 8 #7,488
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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Famous people named Bindi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Bindi Irwin Bindi Irwin Australian conservationist (born 1998) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bindi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bindi?

The median living Bindi is about 6 years old. Half of all living Bindis are between 3 and 17 years old.

How many people named Bindi are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Bindi are alive in the United States, based on 431 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bindi mean?

Bindi is both a surname and a given name.

How popular is the name Bindi in 2025?

Bindi ranked #4,187 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bindi?

431 babies have been named Bindi in the United States since 1980, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bindi most popular?

Bindi peaked in 2021, when 40 newborns received the name.

Is Bindi a boy or girl name?

Bindi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bindi rising or falling?

Bindi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bindi become more popular?

Bindi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Bindi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Bindi?

Well-known people named Bindi include Bindi Irwin (presenter).

Names like Bindi

Names that sound and feel close to Bindi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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