In the entire world, 八哥 (Bage 
, 八哥 
) is quite a rare unisex given name. The first name 八哥 is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare masculine name, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria, where it is a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. More frequently, 八哥 is the last name as well as the forename.