In the world, 長 (長 
, Осаму 
, Масару , and others...) is an extremely rare feminine first name. More frequently, 長 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| 長 | China |
| Масару, Осаму | Russia, Ukraine |
| Такэси, Хадзимэ, Цукаса, Хисаси | Russia |
| Оса | Ukraine, Russia |
| Нага | Ukraine |
Ch'Ang, Chang, Cheong, Cheung, Cho, Chong, Chou, Chàng, Cháng, Chāng, Chō, Chương, Csang, Hajime, Hatsumi, Hatumi, Hisashi, Hisasi, Họ Tưởng, Jahng, Jang, Jhang, Masaru, Naga, Nagamaki, Nagaosa, Nobu, Osa, Osamu, Seung, Take, Takeru, Takeshi, Takesi, Teo, Thường, Tie, Tio, Tiu, Trương, Tsukasa, Tukasa, Tyou, Zang, Zhang, Zhāng, Чан, Чанг, Чжан, ג'אנג,
長 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Takeshi Goda , the character in the Doraemon series; Takeshi Kovacs , the fictional character, Altered Carbon; Hajime Kindaichi , the character in the Kindaichi Case Files; Takeshi Yamamoto , the fictional character from Reborn! and Takeshi Nakazato , the fictional character from Initial D, among other works.