Globally, Bā (巴 
, 八 , با 
) is quite a common mostly male, but infrequently feminine first name. The first name Bā is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Egypt, where it is a rare unisex name, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in China, Egypt, and Iraq. More prevalently, Bā is the last name as well as the forename.