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Throughout the world, Ré (雷 , Rea , Ré ) is a widespread mostly male, but uncommonly feminine first name. The first name Ré is habitual in China, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly name, Albania, where it is quite a common girly name, and Croatia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in China, Philippines, and Indonesia. Likewise, Ré is the last name as well as the forename.
Ré is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ray Palmer , the fictional character from the television series Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash; Atom , the fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, The Flash; Ray Stantz , the fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise; Ray Sullivan , the character in The West Wing and Ray , the firefly from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, and in many other works.