All over the world, خبر (Aber 
, خبر 
, Хабар 
) is a common epicene first name. The first name خبر is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a common predominantly girly, but very infrequently masculine name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare mostly girly, but infrequently male name, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare female name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Also, خبر is the last name as well as the forename.