Throughout the world, هرات (هرات 
, Horat 
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename هرات is habitual in Southern Asia, particularly Afghanistan, where it is a rare boy's name, and India, where it is an extremely rare largely female, but seldom masculine name. More prevalently, هرات is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| هرات | Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan |
| Horat | Switzerland, France, United States, Turkey, India |