Across the world, มุกตา (Mukta 
, Mukhta 
, มุกตา 
) is a widespread primarily girly, but scarcely masculine first name. The first name มุกตา is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common principally girly, but very seldom male name, Bangladesh, where it is quite a common dominantly female, but infrequently boy's name, and Oman, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, มุกตา is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mukta | Bangladesh, Nepal, United States, India, Saudi Arabia |
| Mukhta | Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Nigeria |
| มุกตา | Thailand |
| Mookta | Thailand, India |