Worldwide, 阿 (Anak 
, 阿 
) is a common unisex first name. The forename 阿 is habitual in Brunei, where it is quite a common epicene name, Indonesia, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, India, and China. More prevalently, 阿 is the last name as well as the forename.
阿 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Anak , the figure in the Hebrew Bible whose descendants are mentioned in the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites, Joshua.