Throughout the world, Balaga (Balaga 
, Балага 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename Balaga is characteristic of Mauritania, where it is quite a rare male name, India, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare male name. More frequently, Balaga is the last name as well as the forename.
Balaga is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Balaga , the musical character in the musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy.