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