Across the world, พัช (Phat 
, พัช ) is a common predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly forename. The first name พัช is characteristic of Vietnam, where it is quite a common boy's name, Thailand, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and the United States, where it is a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Vietnam, the United States, and India. Very seldom, พัช is the last name as well as the forename.
พัช is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Phat , the fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe.