Entry № 0180 · Aboriginal Australian, Sanskrit origin

Bindi Bindi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BIN-dee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Aboriginal Australian, Sanskrit
Meaning
"Butterfly; forehead mark"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Aboriginal)

A name that means "butterfly; forehead mark".

Bindi has parallel meanings. In Aboriginal Australian (specifically Noongar), it means "butterfly." In Hindi (बिंदी), it's the small decorative mark worn on the forehead, from Sanskrit bindu (drop).

Bindi Irwin (born 1998), daughter of the late Steve Irwin, made the name internationally known.

Butterfly. Steve Irwin's daughter.

The name in its native script.

बिंदी
Transliteration
Bindī
Pronunciation
/ ˈbɪn.di /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Bindi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Bindi · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Bindis before her.

Real people
Bindi Irwin
Australian wildlife conservationist.
born 1998
In fiction
Bindi
Common in Australian fiction.

Names connected to Bindi.

The number behind Bindi.

8

The Authority

Bindi reduces to eight — the number of Aboriginal butterfly.

Why families chose this name.

"Butterfly in Aboriginal. Five letters. Bindi."
Sarah · Mother of one · Brisbane