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Throughout the world, Bolívar (Bolivar , Bolu , Bolívar ) is a common largely male, but seldom feminine forename. The first name Bolívar is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Panama, where it is quite a common male name, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Nigeria, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. More prevalently, Bolívar is the last name as well as the forename.
Bolívar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bolivar Trask , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men and Bolivar , the Donald Duck's dog.