Across the world, بەختیار (Bakhtiar 
, بەختیار 
, Bajtiar 
) is a common boy's first name. The given name بەختیار is habitual in Pakistan, where it is quite a common masculine name, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare male name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very seldom girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Iraq. Also, بەختیار is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bakhtiar | Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia |
| بەختیار | Iraq |
| Bajtiar | Spain |