Indonesian Baby Names

Spread across a chain of thousands of islands between Asia and Australia, Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population and Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. It is highly diverse, with hundreds of linguistic and ethnic groups. Indonesian names and naming traditions reflect the multicultural nature of the more than 17,000 islands in the Indonesian archipelago. Unlike Western naming traditions, most Indonesian parents pick only one name for their children, which is culturally or geographically specific. With this in mind, you will notice that the names on this list have sounds and influences diverse as their cultures and also carry powerful depth and meaning. To inspire your Indonesian baby name search, we’ve put together a list of great Indonesian baby names for boys and girls, as well as unisex names, to help you narrow the field.

Adinda

Origin: Indonesian, Dutch
Meaning: Sister or eldest daughter
A formal or poetic term in Indonesian, the name was used by Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker for one of the characters in his story “Saïdjah and Adinda” in his 1860 novel Max Havelaar.

Adiratna

Origin: Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning: Beautiful jewel

Agung

Origin: Indonesian, Bahasa
Meaning: The great

Agus

Origin: Indonesian, Malay
Meaning: Handsome, excellent
Alternative form of Bagus

Aisyah

Origin: Indonesian, Arabic
Meaning: Happy life
Aisha was the wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Angkasa

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: The sky
Angkasa is a last name commonly found in Indonesia among its Chinese community.

Aninda

Origin: Indonesian, Hindi
Meaning: Dear

Annisa

Origin: Indonesian, Arabic
Meaning: Friendly, friend

Aulia

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Leader

Bagus

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Handsome, excellent

Banyu

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Water

Baskoro

Origin: Indonesian, Sanskrit
Meaning: The sun

Basuki

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: To flourish

Batara

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: God
Batara (also called Bhattara Guru, Debata Batara Guru, and Batara Siwa) is the name of a supreme god in Indonesian Hinduism

Batari

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Goddess

Bayu

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Wind

Bejo

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Lucky

Bethari

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Goddess

Bima

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Brave

Bhakti

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Obedient boy

Bimo

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Dear

Budi

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Good manner, wisdom
From Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning “intellect” (related to Buddha).

Bulan

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: The moon
Associated with Tagalog mythology where Bulan was an alias for the deity, Mayari.

Cahya

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Light

Cahyo

Origin: Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning: Light
Javanese form of Cahaya

Candra

Origin: Indonesian, Hindi
Meaning: The moon

Cinta

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Love
From Sanskrit चिन्ता (chinta).

Cipto

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: To create

Citra

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Image
From Sanskrit चित्र (chitra).

Citro

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Image

Daksa

Origin: Indonesian, Hindi
Meaning: Competent

Darma

Origin: Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning: Good deed or duty
From Hindi

Dewi

Origin: Indonesian, Malay
Meaning: Goddess
Indonesian and Malay version of the Hindu devi (“goddess”). Common in the Netherlands due to the old colonial relationship between the two countries.

Diah

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Young female

Diann

Origin: Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning: A candle

Dinda

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Eldest daughter
Short form of Adinda

Dumadi

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Becoming

Elang

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Falcon

Endah

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Beautiful

Fadhlan

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Gift from God

Fauzi

Origin: Indonesian, Arabic
Meaning: Glory

Gesang

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Life

Guntur

Origin: Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning: Thunder

Harem

Origin: Indonesian, Arabic
Meaning: Aromatic

Harto

Origin: Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning: Treasure
The name is a common last name among Chinese-Indonesians.

Icha

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Scorpio

Indah

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Beautiful one
A variation of Endah.

Intan

Origin: Indonesian, Malay
Meaning: Diamond

Joyo

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Successful, victorious

Kemala

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Magic stone

Kirana

Origin: Indonesian, Hindi
Meaning: Beautiful sunbeam

Kulon

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: The west

Kusuma

Origin: Indonesian, Hindi
Meaning: Flower

Lestari

Origin: Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning: Eternal, abiding

Marshanda

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Rose

Mawar

Origin: Indonesian, Arabic
Meaning: Rose

Mega

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: The clouds

Mego

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Clouds

Melati

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Jasmine flower

Mentari

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: The sun

Merpati

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Dove

Murni

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Pure

Nabila

Origin: Indonesian, Arabic
Meaning: Lovely or kind-hearted

Netro

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Vision

Nisrina

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: White rose
Indonesian form of the Arabic name Nasrin.

Novita

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Gift of god
A common girl’s name in Indonesia.

Nurul

Origin: Indonesian, Arabic
Meaning: Light

Permata

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Precious stones

Pramana

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Wisdom

Putri

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Daughter

Raden

Origin: Indonesian
Meaning: Nobility of Javanese descent
Raden is related to the Malagasy noble titles of Randriana or Andriana, both of which are derived from the word “Rahadyan” (Ra-hadi-an), meaning “Lord” or “Master” in Old Javanese.