Budi
given name · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Budi is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Indonesia than in any other country, where it is the 22nd most common given name. Recorded meaning: sense: meaning, reason, conscious awareness.
- IDIndonesia≈1 in 791(inferred from the name graph)
- MYMalaysia≈1 in 17K
- USUnited States1 in 2M
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Indonesia (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 256 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 791 (inferred from the name graph)
≈340,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Indonesia, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
sense: meaning, reason, conscious awareness
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Budi counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Indonesia | #22 | ≈340,000 est. | ≈1 in 791 | #6 | Budi | 256 |
| MY Malaysia | — | ≈1,900 est. | ≈1 in 17K | — | Budi | 34 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈330 est. | ≈1 in 330K | — | Budi | 13 |
| SG Singapore | #800 | ≈260 est. | ≈1 in 24K | — | Budi | 38 |
| US United States | — | 163 | 1 in 2M | 149 | Budi | 145 |
| AU Australia | — | ≈160 est. | ≈1 in 162K | 1 | — | — |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: the id-github-names register; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Budi is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Malay, kindness, grace, courtesy
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In zlm, qualities of mind and heart; kindly acts and ways; character; graciousness and charm. Implies prudence and discretion ... but it is more closely identified with the doing of kindly acts, e.g. 'to repay kindness; to show gratitude'; 'remember gratefully'; often means 'character': 'of a hateful character' possessed of , i.e. self-respecting, wise, prudent, sensible
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Swahili, way out, means of avoiding something
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Sundanese, mind, heart, nature, disposition, character, humor; reason, understanding; view sour outlook, unfriendly, surly
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Javanese, character, temperament; exert power; a certain tree under which Buddha sits and meditates
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Budi Dermawanb. 1968IDresearcher
- Budi Haryadib. 1974IDbadminton player
- Budi Santosob. 1975IDIndonesian badminton player
- Budi Hartonob. 1988IDIndonesian badminton player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 31 sources across 17 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 149 | #43,336 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 14 | #43,336 |
| AU Australia | SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present) | 1980 | 1 | — |
| ID Indonesia | KPU voter-roll name tokens (GitHub) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Budi mean, and where does it come from?
- sense: meaning, reason, conscious awareness Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Budi have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 338 thousand people named Budi in Indonesia, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled budi.
- Is Budi a male or female name?
- Budi is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- How common is the name Budi?
- In the United States, the national register counted 163 people named Budi in 2020, about 1 in 2.0 million residents.
- How common is Budi compared with other names?
- In Indonesia, Budi is the 22nd most common given name of 270,909 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Budi” — the 22nd most common given name in Indonesia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.