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Around the globe, Hirata (ヒラタ , 平田 , Hirata ) is a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The given name Hirata is habitual in China, where it is a very rare principally masculine, but scarcely female name, Japan, where it is a very rare male name, and Indonesia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, India, and Japan. Much less frequently, Hirata is the last name as well as the forename.