Balinese Name Generator
Birth-order names, personal names and titles from Bali
Browse 500 Balinese names, from full formal names such as I Kadek Ardika and Ni Luh Putu Savitri to titled names such as Ida Ayu Putu Arini and everyday short forms such as Gus Arya.
About Balinese names
A Balinese name is built in layers, and none of them is a surname. In most families the formal name opens with I for a man or Ni for a woman. Next comes a birth-order name: Wayan, Putu, Gede or, for girls, Luh for a first child; Made, Kadek or Nengah for the second; Nyoman or Komang for the third; and Ketut for the fourth. The personal name comes last and usually has Sanskrit or Old Javanese roots, as in I Kadek Ardika or Ni Nyoman Rahayu.
Families of the three titled groups, the triwangsa, open the name with a title. Ida Bagus for men and Ida Ayu for women are Brahmana titles. Anak Agung, Cokorda, Dewa and, for women, Desak are Ksatria titles, and I Gusti and I Gusti Ayu are Wesia titles. Ngakan and Sang are further titles, while Pande and Pasek are clan names. A title records the family line a person was born into.
This list mixes full formal names with the shorter everyday forms, such as Kadek Agus or Putu Ayu, and with short forms of the titles, such as Gus for Ida Bagus and Dayu for Ida Ayu. The building blocks are few and widely shared, so any combination may also be the name of a real person by coincidence.
How to choose Balinese names
- Keep the gender marker and the title in step. I, Ida Bagus, Dewa and Cokorda belong to men, while Ni, Ida Ayu, Desak and Cokorda Istri belong to women.
- Use the birth-order name to place a character in the family. Siblings called Wayan and Made are first and second born, and a Ketut has three older brothers or sisters.
- In dialogue, drop the formal layers. I Komang Jaya is Komang or Mang to his friends, and Ida Ayu Made Ratih is Dayu Ratih or simply Dayu.
- Keep titles consistent inside a family. A title passes down the father's line, so the children of an Ida Bagus are Ida Bagus and Ida Ayu, not Dewa or Gusti.
- Search the full name before you use it for anything public. With so few building blocks, many combinations belong to living people.
Frequently asked questions
What do Wayan, Made, Nyoman and Ketut mean?
They are birth-order names. Wayan, Putu and Gede go to a first child, with Luh as a form for girls, while Made, Kadek and Nengah go to the second, Nyoman and Komang to the third, and Ketut to the fourth. A fifth child starts again at Wayan, which is why you meet so many people called Wayan, as in I Wayan Saputra and Ni Wayan Astini.
What do I and Ni mean in front of a Balinese name?
I marks a man and Ni marks a woman in families without a hereditary title, which is most of Bali. They appear on identity papers and in formal writing and are dropped in conversation. So I Kadek Ardika is Kadek to his friends, and Ni Komang Arini is Komang.
What do titles such as Ida Bagus, Anak Agung and I Gusti show?
They show which of Bali's titled family lines a person was born into. Ida Bagus and Ida Ayu are Brahmana titles, Anak Agung, Cokorda, Dewa and Desak are Ksatria titles, and I Gusti and I Gusti Ayu are Wesia titles. A title passes down through the father's line and stands at the front of the name, as in Ida Bagus Made Candra or Desak Putu Sinta.
Do Balinese people have surnames?
Traditionally they do not. No part of a Balinese name is a family name handed from parent to child, so a father and his children often share nothing but a title. Some families today choose to repeat a name across generations, but that is a personal choice and not the custom.
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All 500 Balinese names
A: 24 names
- Anak Agung Alit Budiasa
- Anak Agung Anom Yasa
- Anak Agung Ayu Astuti
- Anak Agung Ayu Kusumadewi
- Anak Agung Ayu Made Astini
- Anak Agung Ayu Putu Murniati
- Anak Agung Ayu Sri Wartini
- Anak Agung Gde Wardana
- Anak Agung Gede Arsana
- Anak Agung Gede Sutrisna
- Anak Agung Istri Alit Mariani
- Anak Agung Istri Oka Widiantari
- Anak Agung Istri Puspasari
- Anak Agung Istri Rai Karmini
- Anak Agung Istri Rukmini
- Anak Agung Ketut Wirya
- Anak Agung Made Jaya
- Anak Agung Ngurah Budiana
- Anak Agung Ngurah Budiarta
- Anak Agung Oka Prabawa
- Anak Agung Putu Yudistira
- Anak Agung Raka Sidharta
- Anak Agung Sagung Mahadewi
- Anak Agung Sagung Sari
C: 22 names
- Cok Alit
- Cok Bagus
- Cok De
- Cok Mas
- Cokorda Alit Sentana
- Cokorda Anom Suarta
- Cokorda Bagus Santosa
- Cokorda Gde Saputra
- Cokorda Gede Indrawan
- Cokorda Istri Alit Sriasih
- Cokorda Istri Ayu Darmayanti
- Cokorda Istri Mas Swandewi
- Cokorda Istri Oka Widiastuti
- Cokorda Istri Putri Warsiki
- Cokorda Istri Rai Aryani
- Cokorda Istri Raka Intan
- Cokorda Istri Sri Sariani
- Cokorda Ngurah Ardika
- Cokorda Ngurah Sarjana
- Cokorda Rai Atmaja
- Cokorda Raka Pramana
- Cokorda Raka Sanjaya
D: 26 names
- Dayu Intan
- Dayu Mas
- Dayu Puspa
- Dayu Ratih
- Dayu Sinta
- Dayu Sri
- Dayu Tari
- Dayu Widya
- Dek Agus
- Desak Ketut Budiani
- Desak Ketut Trisnadewi
- Desak Ketut Widiani
- Desak Made Ariani
- Desak Made Darmini
- Desak Made Ratnadi
- Desak Nyoman Handayani
- Desak Nyoman Oktaviani
- Desak Nyoman Sriani
- Desak Putu Armini
- Desak Putu Purnamasari
- Desak Putu Sinta
- Dewa Gede Adnyana
- Dewa Ketut Wijaya
- Dewa Made Sudana
- Dewa Nyoman Kariasa
- Dewa Putu Wirajaya
G: 36 names
- Gede Krisna
- Gede Samudra
- Gede Sukerta
- Gede Wibawa
- Gek Ayu
- Gek Dian
- Gek Intan
- Gek Mas
- Gek Ratih
- Gek Sri
- Gek Tari
- Gung Alit
- Gung Ayu
- Gung De
- Gung Indra
- Gung Krisna
- Gung Mas
- Gung Oka
- Gung Putri
- Gus Ari
- Gus Arya
- Gus De
- Gus Eka
- Gus Krisna
- Gus Oka
- Gus Rai
- Gus Surya
- Gus Tu
- Gus Yoga
- Gusti Ayu Made Artini
- Gusti Ayu Pratiwi
- Gusti Ayu Putu Puspadewi
- Gusti Ketut Wiratama
- Gusti Made Winata
- Gusti Ngurah Ananta
- Gusti Putu Kresna
I: 176 names
- I Dewa Gede Pradnyana
- I Dewa Gede Yudha
- I Dewa Ketut Sadguna
- I Dewa Made Arta
- I Dewa Made Wirata
- I Dewa Nyoman Bagiarta
- I Dewa Putu Sandi
- I Dewa Putu Satya
- I Gede Agus Sastrawan
- I Gede Arta
- I Gede Bayu Duarsa
- I Gede Diatmika
- I Gede Eka Wirawan
- I Gede Gunarta
- I Gede Pasek Sastrawan
- I Gede Widiana
- I Gede Yasa
- I Gusti Agung Ayu Yuliati
- I Gusti Agung Istri Astiti
- I Gusti Agung Negara
- I Gusti Agung Ngurah Juliarta
- I Gusti Ayu Ketut Savitri
- I Gusti Ayu Made Yunita
- I Gusti Ayu Mariati
- I Gusti Ayu Nyoman Puspita
- I Gusti Ayu Putu Maharani
- I Gusti Ayu Rai Seruni
- I Gusti Bagus Merta
- I Gusti Gede Mertayasa
- I Gusti Ketut Wisnu
- I Gusti Lanang Artana
- I Gusti Made Nugraha
- I Gusti Ngurah Sumerta
- I Gusti Nyoman Arimbawa
- I Gusti Putu Wenten
I, continued
- I Kadek Ardika
- I Kadek Ari Darmayasa
- I Kadek Bagus Arimbawa
- I Kadek Dwi Karsana
- I Kadek Janardana
- I Kadek Narayana
- I Kadek Pramana
- I Kadek Rama Wiranata
- I Kadek Santosa
- I Kadek Sedana
- I Kadek Setiawan
- I Kadek Subawa
- I Kadek Widiasa
- I Kadek Yoga Merta
- I Ketut Angga Yudha
- I Ketut Arsana
- I Ketut Arya Redana
- I Ketut Bagiarta
- I Ketut Candra
- I Ketut Edi Muliarta
- I Ketut Mahardika
- I Ketut Partha
- I Ketut Pasek Satria
- I Ketut Sarjana
- I Ketut Sumardika
- I Komang Gede Kresna
- I Komang Gede Wirajaya
- I Komang Jaya
- I Komang Pradnyana
- I Komang Sastra
- I Komang Subrata
- I Komang Surya Astawa
- I Komang Tri Dwipayana
- I Komang Wirya
- I Komang Yoga Sadguna
I, continued
- I Made Agus Winata
- I Made Ardana
- I Made Bagus Artana
- I Made Bagus Wiratama
- I Made Budiarta
- I Made Dwi Parwata
- I Made Edi Antara
- I Made Hendra Rudita
- I Made Indrawan
- I Made Krisna Teja
- I Made Kusuma
- I Made Pasek Kerta
- I Made Pratama
- I Made Samudra
- I Made Satya
- I Made Wirata
- I Made Yudana
- I Nengah Bayu Anggara
- I Nengah Budiana
- I Nengah Dwi Widiarta
- I Nengah Semadi
- I Nyoman Adnyana
- I Nyoman Angga Mudita
- I Nyoman Atmaja
- I Nyoman Bawa
- I Nyoman Budiasa
- I Nyoman Darmawan
- I Nyoman Gede Negara
- I Nyoman Indra Wenten
- I Nyoman Juliawan
- I Nyoman Krisna Satria
- I Nyoman Mardika
- I Nyoman Pasek Dwipayana
- I Nyoman Tri Wiguna
- I Nyoman Yudistira
I, continued
- I Putu Adi Mahayasa
- I Putu Bagus Ananta
- I Putu Darma
- I Putu Dwija
- I Putu Eka Mustika
- I Putu Gede Sandi
- I Putu Gede Wisnu
- I Putu Hendra Wiryawan
- I Putu Indra Mahaputra
- I Putu Paramartha
- I Putu Prabawa
- I Putu Rama Mertayasa
- I Putu Sanjaya
- I Putu Sidharta
- I Putu Suyadnya
- I Wayan Adi Kertayasa
- I Wayan Alit Nugraha
- I Wayan Ari Kariasa
- I Wayan Aryana
- I Wayan Eka Arnawa
- I Wayan Gede Juliarta
- I Wayan Gede Wijaya
- I Wayan Pasek Mustika
- I Wayan Putrawan
- I Wayan Saputra
- I Wayan Sentana
- I Wayan Seputra
- I Wayan Sukarta
- I Wayan Sumantra
- I Wayan Wardana
- I Wayan Wira Laksana
- Ida Ayu Alit Mirah
- Ida Ayu Alit Purnami
- Ida Ayu Kade Santi
- Ida Ayu Kade Wulan
I, continued
- Ida Ayu Ketut Gita
- Ida Ayu Ketut Yuliani
- Ida Ayu Made Astari
- Ida Ayu Made Juliantari
- Ida Ayu Made Ratih
- Ida Ayu Made Yanti
- Ida Ayu Nyoman Ariasih
- Ida Ayu Nyoman Widiasih
- Ida Ayu Putu Arini
- Ida Ayu Putu Damayanti
- Ida Ayu Putu Sariasih
- Ida Ayu Putu Tari
- Ida Ayu Rai Rahayu
- Ida Ayu Rai Sudewi
- Ida Ayu Sri Pertiwi
- Ida Ayu Sri Rusmini
- Ida Bagus Alit Darmawan
- Ida Bagus Alit Dwija
- Ida Bagus Gde Pratama
- Ida Bagus Gde Seputra
- Ida Bagus Gede Juliawan
- Ida Bagus Gede Widiasa
- Ida Bagus Kade Sastra
- Ida Bagus Kade Sedana
- Ida Bagus Ketut Bawa
- Ida Bagus Ketut Sunarta
- Ida Bagus Made Candra
- Ida Bagus Made Gunarta
- Ida Bagus Ngurah Aryana
- Ida Bagus Ngurah Darma
- Ida Bagus Nyoman Janardana
- Ida Bagus Nyoman Semadi
- Ida Bagus Putu Ardana
- Ida Bagus Putu Yudana
- Ida Bagus Rai Mahardika
- Ida Bagus Rai Widiana
J: 8 names
- Jero Cempaka
- Jero Melati
- Jero Puspa
- Jero Ratna
- Jero Sandat
- Jero Sari
- Jero Sekar
- Jero Tunjung
K: 27 names
- Kadek Agus
- Kadek Angga
- Kadek Dian
- Kadek Nirmala
- Kadek Partha
- Kadek Pusparini
- Kadek Setiawan
- Kadek Sri
- Kadek Sutama
- Kadek Tantra
- Kadek Widari
- Ketut Kusuma
- Ketut Lestari
- Ketut Mardika
- Ketut Muliati
- Ketut Putrawan
- Ketut Rama
- Ketut Sekar
- Ketut Trisna
- Komang Adi
- Komang Indah
- Komang Intan
- Komang Mahendra
- Komang Murni
- Komang Satyawati
- Komang Tri
- Komang Widnyana
L: 7 names
- Luh Eka
- Luh Indrayani
- Luh Kartika
- Luh Mega
- Luh Nilawati
- Luh Sari
- Luh Supartini
M: 11 names
- Made Ari
- Made Citra
- Made Citrawati
- Made Dwi
- Made Laksmi
- Made Narayana
- Made Paramartha
- Made Ratih
- Made Wijayanti
- Made Yoga
- Mang Adi
N: 125 names
- Nengah Arya
- Nengah Puspa
- Nengah Putra
- Nengah Suryani
- Nengah Yuliastuti
- Ngakan Ketut Arnawa
- Ngakan Made Teja
- Ngakan Nyoman Tirta
- Ngakan Putu Rudita
- Ngakan Putu Suteja
- Ni Gusti Ayu Martini
- Ni Gusti Ayu Putu Paramita
- Ni Kadek Dwi Apsari
- Ni Kadek Dwi Tantri
- Ni Kadek Mega Ratnadi
- Ni Kadek Puspa Trisnadewi
- Ni Kadek Puspasari
- Ni Kadek Sari
- Ni Kadek Sariasih
- Ni Kadek Suasti
- Ni Kadek Warsiki
- Ni Kadek Widya Saraswati
- Ni Kadek Wulan
- Ni Ketut Aryani
- Ni Ketut Darmini
- Ni Ketut Dian Maharani
- Ni Ketut Mariani
- Ni Ketut Padmawati
- Ni Ketut Ratna Rini
- Ni Ketut Yanti
- Ni Ketut Yuliani
N, continued
- Ni Ketut Yuni Dewi
- Ni Komang Arini
- Ni Komang Intan Sekarini
- Ni Komang Ratih Wulandari
- Ni Komang Rukmini
- Ni Komang Sri Anggraeni
- Ni Komang Suwarni
- Ni Komang Tri Puspitasari
- Ni Komang Widiastuti
- Ni Luh Ayu Murtini
- Ni Luh Ayu Winarti
- Ni Luh Eka Anggreni
- Ni Luh Eka Erawati
- Ni Luh Gede Trisnawati
- Ni Luh Gede Yunita
- Ni Luh Kadek Budiani
- Ni Luh Kadek Indrawati
- Ni Luh Ketut Astiti
- Ni Luh Ketut Seniwati
- Ni Luh Komang Puspadewi
- Ni Luh Komang Puspita
- Ni Luh Made Kusumawati
- Ni Luh Made Muliani
- Ni Luh Made Yuliati
- Ni Luh Mahadewi
- Ni Luh Nyoman Martini
- Ni Luh Nyoman Paramita
- Ni Luh Putu Diantari
- Ni Luh Putu Purnamasari
- Ni Luh Putu Savitri
- Ni Luh Sri Wardani
N, continued
- Ni Luh Sriani
- Ni Luh Sukreni
- Ni Luh Tresnawati
- Ni Luh Wartini
- Ni Luh Widiantari
- Ni Luh Widiasih
- Ni Made Astari
- Ni Made Desi Yuniati
- Ni Made Dwi Krisnadewi
- Ni Made Intan
- Ni Made Intan Ekawati
- Ni Made Mas Swasti
- Ni Made Santi
- Ni Made Sariani
- Ni Made Suryati
- Ni Made Swandewi
- Ni Nengah Ayu Armini
- Ni Nengah Dwi Antari
- Ni Nengah Ratnawati
- Ni Nengah Suciati
- Ni Nyoman Ariani
- Ni Nyoman Handayani
- Ni Nyoman Indah Oktaviani
- Ni Nyoman Karmini
- Ni Nyoman Parwati
- Ni Nyoman Rahayu
- Ni Nyoman Sekar Seruni
- Ni Nyoman Setiawati
- Ni Nyoman Tirtawati
- Ni Nyoman Tri Krisnawati
- Ni Nyoman Wulan Ernawati
N, continued
- Ni Putu Astuti
- Ni Putu Ayu Wahyuni
- Ni Putu Citra Mahayani
- Ni Putu Desi Artini
- Ni Putu Dian Widyawati
- Ni Putu Eka Pradnyani
- Ni Putu Eka Yuliantini
- Ni Putu Indah Candrawati
- Ni Putu Kusumadewi
- Ni Putu Mega Mariati
- Ni Putu Murniati
- Ni Putu Puspawati
- Ni Putu Sinta
- Ni Putu Widiani
- Ni Wayan Ariasih
- Ni Wayan Astini
- Ni Wayan Citra Pratiwi
- Ni Wayan Darmayanti
- Ni Wayan Eka Widnyani
- Ni Wayan Purnami
- Ni Wayan Rusmini
- Ni Wayan Sinta Purnawati
- Ni Wayan Sri Juliani
- Ni Wayan Sriasih
- Nyoman Artawan
- Nyoman Astika
- Nyoman Citra
- Nyoman Gunawan
- Nyoman Indra
- Nyoman Manik
- Nyoman Utami
- Nyoman Wulan
P: 19 names
- Pande Gede Wiranata
- Pande Kadek Artawan
- Pande Ketut Mahendra
- Pande Komang Wiryawan
- Pande Made Utama
- Pande Nyoman Karsana
- Pande Putu Pradipta
- Pande Wayan Mahaputra
- Putu Ayu
- Putu Budiasih
- Putu Diatmika
- Putu Eka
- Putu Pradipta
- Putu Swastini
- Putu Tirta
- Putu Utama
- Putu Widya
- Putu Yoga
- Putu Yuliana
S: 7 names
- Sang Ayu Ketut Manik
- Sang Ayu Made Muliani
- Sang Ayu Putu Diantari
- Sang Ketut Yoga
- Sang Made Muliarta
- Sang Nyoman Kertayasa
- Sang Putu Astika
T: 2 names
- Tu Eka
- Tut Sri
W: 9 names
- Wayan Aditya
- Wayan Bayu
- Wayan Edi
- Wayan Kartini
- Wayan Kerta
- Wayan Melati
- Wayan Ratnasari
- Wayan Sinta
- Wayan Wiadnyana