Wayan Wayan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

Wayan is from the Balinese Wayan — first-born (Indonesian Bali Hindu Indigenous birth-order naming system). A modern American baby name in the broader Balinese-Indonesian heritage aesthetic. Wayan is one of the foundational Balinese unisex names — central to traditional Balinese Hindu Indigenous heritage. The foundational Balinese birth-order naming system is the foundational caste-neutral naming heritage where children are named by foundational birth order regardless of gender + caste: foundational Wayan / Putu / Gede (first-born), Made / Kadek / Nengah (second-born), Nyoman / Komang (third-born), Ketut (fourth-born) — central to foundational Balinese Hindu cosmology + foundational Tri Hita Karana (harmony with God + people + nature) + foundational subject of foundational Wayan Mirna Salihin coffee murder case 2016 + Wayan Limbak Kecak dance choreographer. Foundational Balinese unisex name reflecting Indonesian Indigenous Hindu heritage.

Featured throughout Balinese heritage.