MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bindi mean?
Bindi is the small dot or decorative mark worn on the forehead. The Hindi word is related to Sanskrit bindu, a point or drop, through a feminine diminutive form.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बिन्दी
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
बिंदी
Letter-by-letter: biṃdī
1,450 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bindi in Indian usage
6,747 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (89.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 6,025 records (89.3%).
- Recorded as male: 722 records (10.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 595 |
| 1950s | 930 |
| 1960s | 1,442 |
| 1970s | 1,343 |
| 1980s | 1,220 |
| 1990s | 932 |
| Other decades | 285 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 3,021 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,952 |
| Uttarakhand | 473 |
| Jharkhand | 464 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 450 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 261 |
| Other states | 126 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Bindi / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bindi; Table_6, C6211 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bindi; Table_6, C6211