Across the world, หรัด (Rat 
, หรัด 
) is quite a common gender-neutral given name. The first name หรัด is habitual in Aland Islands, where it is quite a common male name, Romania, where it is a rare male name, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. Likewise, หรัด is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Rat | Romania, Bangladesh, Myanmar, France, India |
| หรัด | Thailand |
หรัด is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rat King , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character; Rat King , the fictional character in the 1987–1996 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series, Return of the Fly; Rat King , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures character, White Light; Rat King , the fictional character in the 1989–1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time and Rat Fink , the fictional character created by Ed Roth, and in many other works.