Around the world, 巴雷 (Barre 
, 巴雷 
, Baré 
) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name 巴雷 is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Mauritania, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Somalia, and Mali, where it is a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Somalia, and the United States. More prevalently, 巴雷 is the last name as well as the forename.