Around the globe, เก่งกล้า (Brave 
, Kengkla 
, เก่งกล้า) is a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently feminine given name. The given name เก่งกล้า is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common dominantly masculine, but seldom girly name, Belize, where it is quite a rare male name, and Namibia. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, and Indonesia. Very seldom, เก่งกล้า is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Brave | Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, Myanmar, Indonesia |
| Kengkla | Thailand |