Around the world, รัน (Ran 
, รัน 
, Rnan 
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The given name รัน is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Saudi Arabia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, รัน is the last name as well as the forename.
รัน is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ran Mouri , the fictional character in Detective Conan; Ran Shibuki , the fictional character from Aikatsu!; Ran Yahagi , the fictional character from Ro-Kyu-Bu!; Ran , the fictional character from One Piece and Ran Mitake , the fictional character from BanG Dream!, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, among other works.