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Across the world, Ā (A , Aa , Ā ) is a prevalent mostly male, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Ā is habitual in India, where it is quite a common dominantly masculine, but seldom female name, Indonesia, where it is quite a common unisex name, and the United Kingdom (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Much less frequently, Ā is the last name as well as the forename.
Ā is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: A , the fictional character from Naruto, Naruto: Shippūden; A. Square , the narrator and main character of Flatland; Marty Deeks , the fictional character from the television series NCIS: Los Angeles; A. Habib , the fictional character from the 2011 multiplayer first-person shooter video game Brink and a Pharaoh's daughter , the figure in the Hebrew Bible who is described as marrying Solomon to cement a political alliance between the United Monarchy of Israel and Egypt, 1 Kings, and in many other works.