Entry № 5473 · Other origin

Putu Putu — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ POO-too /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"First-born (Balinese + Putu Wijaya Indonesian writer)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Balinese)

A name that means "first-born (balinese + putu wijaya indonesian writer)".

Putu is from the Balinese Putufirst-born child (variant of Wayan in foundational Balinese birth-order naming system). A modern American baby name in the broader Balinese-Indonesian heritage aesthetic. Putu is one of the foundational Balinese unisex names — central to traditional Balinese Hindu Indigenous heritage. The foundational Balinese birth-order naming heritage is one of the foundational caste-neutral Indigenous naming systems in the world. Notable bearer: Putu Wijaya (born 1944) — foundational Indonesian Balinese novelist + playwright + dramatist + foundational Bali Post journalist + foundational author of foundational Telegram (1973) + Stasiun (1977) + foundational founder of foundational Teater Mandiri (Independent Theatre Jakarta) — central to foundational Indonesian-Balinese contemporary literature heritage; Putu Ayu Saraswati — foundational Miss Indonesia 2020 + foundational Miss International Indonesia delegate.

Featured throughout Balinese heritage.

First-born (Balinese). Foundational Balinese-Indonesian unisex + foundational Balinese birth-order naming caste-neutral Indigenous system + Putu Wijaya foundational Indonesian Balinese novelist + playwright + dramatist + foundational Bali Post journalist + Telegram 1973 + Stasiun 1977 + foundational Teater Mandiri Independent Theatre Jakarta + Putu Ayu Saraswati foundational Miss Indonesia 2020 + Miss International delegate.

The name in its native script.

Putu
Transliteration
Putu
Pronunciation
/ ˈpuː.tuː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Putu stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Putu · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Putus before her.

Real people
Putu Wijaya
Indonesian Balinese novelist + Telegram 1973 + Teater Mandiri.
born 1944
In fiction
Putu
Balinese first-born.

Names connected to Putu.

The number behind Putu.

6

The Nurturer

Putu reduces to six.

Why families chose this name.

"Balinese first-born. Four letters. Putu."
Wayan · Mother of one · Ubud