In all the world, Bakel (Bakel 
) is a rare dominantly male, but infrequently feminine forename. The first name Bakel is characteristic of Algeria, where it is a rare masculine name, Yemen, where it is a very rare boy's name, and India, where it is an extremely rare dominantly male, but infrequently girly name. More frequently, Bakel is the last name as well as the forename.