Throughout the world, باجا (Paja 
, Baja 
, Bagga 
) is a common unisex first name. The given name باجا is habitual in Czechia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Serbia, where it is quite a rare male name, and India, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Likewise, باجا is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Paja | India, Peru, Indonesia, Albania, Philippines |
| Baja | India, Serbia, Indonesia, Albania, Philippines |
| Bagga | Pakistan, Morocco, United States, India, Philippines |
| باجا | Sudan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia |
باجا is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paja N. , the character from novel Without father and mother; Paja , the character from novel uncle Tim : a short story from a teacher's life, Uncle Tima : a short story from a teacher's life and Paja , the character from novel Sugar loaf, Глава шећера.