In all the world, หนัด (Nat 
, หนัด ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename หนัด is habitual in Reunion, where it is quite a common female name, Antigua and Barbuda, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Mauritius, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, the United States, and Ghana. Also, หนัด is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Nat | Ghana, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Australia |
| หนัด | Thailand |
หนัด is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nat Skywalker , character in Star Wars: Legacy; Nat , the Animal Crossing character, Animal Crossing: New Leaf; Nat Mac Kennet , character in Tex; Nat Bussichio , the fictional character in Beverly Hills, 90210 and Nat Manning , character in Kat Stewart, and in many other works.
สายทอง, สวนสุวรรณ, จันทร์ธรรม, and ประภารัตน์