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In the world, Bahia (بهية , Bahia , Bahía ) is a common mostly girly, but infrequently boy's forename. The forename Bahia is habitual in Lebanon, where it is quite a rare female name, Morocco, where it is quite a rare principally girly, but very infrequently male name, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Algeria, Morocco, and Afghanistan. Very seldom, Bahia is the last name as well as the forename.
Bahia is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bahia , the character Bahia, captive female, in Anthony Davis' opera Amistad.