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All over the world, Баия (Bahia , Baía , Баия ) is a common mostly girly, but uncommonly boy's forename. The first name Баия is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a rare girly name, Morocco, where it is quite a rare predominantly female, but very infrequently masculine name, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Algeria, Morocco, and Afghanistan. Likewise, Баия is the last name as well as the forename.
Баия is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bahia , the character Bahia, captive female, in Anthony Davis' opera Amistad.