All around the world, Lare (Lare 
, 拉尔 
) is quite a common epicene forename. The forename Lare is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a rare dominantly feminine, but infrequently boy's name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Togo, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Iraq, and Indonesia. Likewise, Lare is the last name as well as the forename.
Lare is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .