All around the world, بصري (Basri 
, بصري 
, Basry 
) is a common mostly boy's, but seldom girly first name. The forename بصري is habitual in Turkey, where it is quite a common male name, Albania, where it is quite a rare male name, and Indonesia, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Turkey, Indonesia, and India. More frequently, بصري is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Basri | Morocco, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey |
| بصري | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
| Basry | Bangladesh, Morocco, India, Indonesia, Malaysia |