Worldwide, بارا (Bara 
, Parra , Barra ) is a common unisex given name. The first name بارا is habitual in Croatia, where it is quite a common girly name, Senegal, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Gambia, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, India, and Senegal. More frequently, بارا is the last name as well as the forename.