Throughout the world, บัลลาด (Ballad 
, Banlat 
, บัลลาด 
) is a very rare unisex given name. The forename บัลลาด is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Much more prevalently, บัลลาด is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Ballad | United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, India |
| Banlat | Philippines, Myanmar, India, Malaysia |
| บัลลาด | Thailand |
บัลลาด is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ballad Singer , the operatic character in the opera Of Mice and Men by Carlisle Floyd.