Around the globe, Сахара (Sahara 
, Sakhara 
, Сахара 
) is a common primarily female, but very seldom male given name. The forename Сахара is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common feminine name, Morocco, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Kuwait. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Mexico. Likewise, Сахара is the last name as well as the forename.
Сахара is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .