Around the globe, แส้ (Sae 
, แส้, Whidee 
) is a common epicene forename. The first name แส้ is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare female name, Indonesia, where it is a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name, and South Korea, where it is a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Japan, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Likewise, แส้ is the last name as well as the forename.