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The baby name Dewa is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈde.wa/ (DEH-wah).

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: /ˈde.wa/ (DEH-wah)

What is the meaning of the name Dewa ?

The baby name Dewa is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈde.wa/ (DEH-wah).

Dewa is in Origin.

Rooted in Sanskrit deva “shining one, deity,” Dewa is the Indonesian and Balinese form meaning “god,” carrying overtones of divinity and radiance. In Tibetan (bde ba), also transliterated Dewa, it means “happiness; bliss,” offering an auspicious secondary reading. Related forms include Deva and Dev (India), Dewo (Javanese), and feminine counterparts Devi and Dewi; in Bali, female aristocratic names may use Dewa Ayu. Variant spellings often reflect regional phonetics and orthographies.

In historical usage, Dewa appears in Balinese royal and noble titles - most famously in compounds like Dewa Agung - and as the first element in personal names such as Dewa Gede or Dewa Made. Today it is a given name in Indonesia and, less commonly, across South Asian and Tibetan diasporas; it may function as unisex in Balinese contexts but skews masculine elsewhere. The name signals reverence and good fortune, balancing sacred authority with a serene, blissful undertone.

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Dewa – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
ID 0 #36 4 2,238
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
AF 0 #73 4 1,883
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
AF Girls 0 #84 11 2,402
ID Boys 0 #96 36 4,130
TW 0 #100 4 4,523
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
BN Boys 0 #123 11 6,332
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
TW Boys 0 #207 35 7,111
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
MO Boys 0 #226 9 5,842
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
MO Girls 0 #256 8 7,056
TW Girls 0 #259 18 8,139
AF Boys 0 #271 4 3,535
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
JP Boys 0 #297 7 7,909
SA 0 #308 5 10,560
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
MY 0 #346 9 12,352
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
CM Boys 0 #435 116 12,054
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
HK Boys 0 #510 18 12,905
LY 0 #522 14 12,703
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
CM Girls 0 #528 13 11,671
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
SG Girls 0 #569 18 18,916
BH 0 #583 5 17,937
AE Girls 0 #592 6 20,968
HK Girls 0 #598 18 16,104
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
MY Boys 0 #621 550 25,439
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
SG Boys 0 #670 28 17,960
QA Boys 0 #679 29 18,093
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
KW Boys 0 #747 23 18,755
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
SA Girls 0 #890 46 25,931
United States Girls 2022 #899 5 8,739
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
NL Boys 0 #934 18 5,873
MY Girls 0 #953 42 24,821
IN Boys 0 #958 44 16,750
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
AE Boys 0 #1,040 53 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,160 19 25,619
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
TR 0 #1,198 14 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,232 5 25,928
DZ 0 #1,233 2 20,130
SA Boys 0 #1,331 284 28,008

Dewa is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Dewa

Dewa is predominantly a boy's name.
Dewa is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈde.wa/ (DEH-wah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Deva, Dewi and Dewa Agung.
Across languages, Dewa has these equivalents: Deva (Sanskrit), Dewi (Indonesian, 'goddess'), Divya (Sanskrit, 'divine'), Theo / Theodore (Greek root theos, 'god').
Somewhat — Dewa ranked #899 in United States in 2022, placing it just outside the most common names.