Common girl names in Indonesia are not having much different from many years ago. Nowadays, even though so many things happen and change, those names keep reminding the identity of Indonesian culture such as when they wear types of Kebaya in Indonesia.
In so many Indonesian traditions, common girl names in Indonesia are always related to tradition in the way parents choose their names. The tradition is correlated with the basic custom culture to the place where the girl was born.
Since Indonesia consist of so many tradition and custom cultures, there make so many variants of different common girl names in Indonesia. From Sabang to Merauke, there will be so many different names that not only come from the most famous tribe in Indonesia but also the regular one.
Even so, the difference shown in Indonesia to the richest cultures it has that makes the common girl names for Indonesian people is unique from one to another region. That becomes the identity that signs where the girl comes from such as the Indonesian most well-known model.
Moreover, those common girl names in Indonesia make it easier for someone else to behave towards their culture. Since every culture has a different culture, as Indonesian, they should know each other on how to treat them nicely.
Speaking of it, here we have some of the lists of the common girl names in Indonesia. Now, let’s check them out below!
No. | Name | Origin | Means |
1 | Anita | Javanese | Elegant, graceful |
2 | Andien | Sundanese/Bataknese/Javanese | Obedient, solemn influencer |
3 | Aulia | Sundanese | Leader |
4 | Anisa | Arabic | Companion, inspired by the wife of the Prophet Muhammad that represent the faith |
5 | Arum | Javanese | Fragrant, represent a beautiful fragrant from flower |
6 | Any | Javanese | Represent a great principle in life and obey the rule |
7 | Budiwati | Javanese | Kind, wise in making decisions, good attitude and behavior |
8 | Bulan | Javanese | Moon, bring the light into others along the life |
9 | Citra | Javanese | Represents a good attitude towards others |
10 | Cindy | Sundanese | Responsible person, bring kindness, full of God blessed, good speaker |
11 | Dewi | Javanese | God in Hinduism and Buddhism, bring beauty, spread kindness like a God |
12 | Diah | Javanese | Powerful, cheerful, daughter of a nobleman that represents kindness to others |
13 | Dian | Javanese | Light, represent that the girl will bring light to the family and others around their life |
14 | Desi | Javanese | Freedom, happiness, strong, calm, hopefully, bring happiness among others |
15 | Eka | Universal | Firstborn |
16 | Eulis | Sundanese | Good speaker, great in bring the mood by conversation towards others |
17 | Endah | Javanese | Beautiful, bring beauty in look and behavior |
18 | Eni | Javanese | Beautiful, bring beauty in look and behavior |
19 | Gendis | Javanese | Sweet, full of creation that hopefully always capable to bring some creatives idea, great in following what inside their heart |
20 | Hani | Javanese | Happy and cheerful, represent a happiness that hopefully can be spread towards others |
21 | Heni | Javanese | Creative, clever, smart, great to lead others which means can be a good leader |
22 | Indah | Sundanese/Javanese | Beauty that brings a good look, is generous, spreads kindness everywhere |
23 | Indri | Javanese | Freedom, perfect, represents perfect happiness with a peaceful life along with the life |
24 | Kadek | Balinese | Middle born in the family of Balinese tribe |
25 | Kemala | Javanese | Beautiful stone, represent a stronger girl to face everything harder in life |
26 | Komang | Balinese | The youngest in the family of the Balinese tribe |
27 | Laeli/Laela | Javanese | Powerful, full of energy, bring happiness around others |
28 | Linda | Javanese | Beautiful, soft, represent a person with a warm heart, soft in attitude and behavior |
29 | Lestari | Javanese | Everlasting, represent a long life |
30 | Lia | Javanese | Calm, easy-going, bring happiness among others |
31 | Maharani | Javanese | Queen, represent a great leader |
32 | Mega | Javanese | Great, strong, soft like cloud, hopefully, bring a strong character in life |
33 | Mela | Javanese | Brave, clever, hard worker |
34 | Melati | Sundanese | Clever, fighter, hard worker |
35 | Mawar | Javanese | Represent a rose that has a brave color |
36 | Mila | Javanese | Great advisor, great counselor, diligent, loved by everyone |
37 | Maya | Javanese | Represent a beauty, bring a great character of kindness |
38 | Mayang | Sundanese/Betawinese | Soft, heartwarming person |
39 | Meta | Sundanese | Pearl, represent a beauty |
40 | Mira | Javanese | Kindness, wise in making decisions, careful |
41 | Ni/Luh | Balinese | Firstborn in Balinese culture for daughter |
42 | Ndari | Javanese | Full moon, represent a beauty |
43 | Ningrum | Javanese | Responsible person, care of others, protective towards others, high of the sense of sympathy |
44 | Ningsih | Javanese | Love, kindness |
45 | Permata | Javanese | Pearl, represent a beauty |
46 | Pertiwi | Javanese | Inspired by the earth that represents having a down to earth person, humble |
47 | Puspita | Javanese | Blooming flowers, represent beauty, a great career, and good life |
48 | Putri | Universal | Daughter, a princess, represent a beauty |
49 | Rita | Javanese | Kind, high of the sense of sympathy, represent beauty from pearl |
50 | Rani | Javanese | Willing to sacrifice, great leader, represent a beauty that inspired from the queen |
51 | Ratih | Javanese | Kindness, happiness, cheerful |
52 | Reni | Javanese | Diligent, cheerful, hard worker |
53 | Rina | Javanese | A home that represents happiness |
54 | Santi | Javanese | Calm, peaceful, happy, hard worker, solemn, represent a great persona, charismatic person |
55 | Sinta | Javanese | Charismatic person, happiness |
56 | Sarah | Javanese | Daughter of a nobleman that represents a beautiful and glamorous person |
57 | Siti | Javanese | Inspired by the great people in the history of Muslim woman |
58 | Sulis | Javanese | Charming |
59 | Setiawati | Javanese | Charming, glamour |
60 | Wati | Javanese | Clever, fighter, hard worker |
61 | Yuli | Javanese | Kindness, born on July |
62 | Yanti | Javanese | Soft, heartwarming person |
So, there are some of the common girl names in Indonesia that you can find around Indonesian neighborhoods. Which becomes your favorite so far?