Throughout the world, บูด (But 
, บูด 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename บูด is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name, United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare masculine name, and Oman. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. More prevalently, บูด is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| But | Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India |
| บูด | Thailand |