Entry № 7885 · Other origin

Yindi Yindi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ YIN-dee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Sun (Aboriginal Australian + Yothu Yindi foundational band)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Aboriginal Australian)

A name that means "sun (aboriginal australian + yothu yindi foundational band)".

Yindi is from the Aboriginal Australian Yolŋu Matha (Yolngu language of Arnhem Land) yindi — sun, big (also foundational Yolngu kinship concept yindi — kin of the mother's side). A modern American baby name in the broader Aboriginal Australian heritage aesthetic. Yindi is one of the foundational Aboriginal Australian feminine names — central to traditional Yolngu Indigenous heritage. Foundational subject of foundational Yothu Yindi (Yolngu for child and mother) — foundational Australian Aboriginal rock band (1986-present, foundational Mandawuy Yunupingu lead vocalist) + foundational Treaty (1991 — foundational pan-Aboriginal anthem + foundational ARIA Award + foundational Apartheid-era Aboriginal political statement) — central to foundational Australian Indigenous music + foundational Yothu Yindi Foundation heritage + foundational Garma Festival.

Featured throughout Aboriginal Australian heritage.

Sun / big (Aboriginal Yolŋu Matha). Foundational Aboriginal Australian feminine + foundational Yolngu language of Arnhem Land + foundational Yolngu kinship yindi mother's side + foundational Yothu Yindi (child and mother) Australian Aboriginal rock band 1986-present + Mandawuy Yunupingu lead vocalist + foundational Treaty 1991 ARIA Award pan-Aboriginal anthem + foundational Garma Festival.

The name in its native script.

Yindi
Transliteration
Yindi
Pronunciation
/ ˈjɪn.di /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Yindi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Yindi · last year
88 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 · —

Yindis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Yindi (Yothu Yindi)
Yolngu sun + Australian Aboriginal rock band.

Names connected to Yindi.

The number behind Yindi.

7

The Seeker

Yindi reduces to seven.

Why families chose this name.

"Yolngu sun. Five letters. Yindi."
Marlee · Mother of one · Arnhem Land