Across the world, 奥巴马 (Obama 
, 奥巴马 
) is a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly forename. The forename 奥巴马 is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare masculine name, Nigeria, where it is a rare unisex name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare masculine name. More prevalently, 奥巴马 is the last name as well as the forename.