Throughout the world, بلخی (Balkhi 
, بلخی 
) is a very rare gender-neutral first name. The first name بلخی is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Much more frequently, بلخی is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Balkhi | Pakistan, India, Syria, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia |
| بلخی | Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran |
| شقیق بلخی Sufi saint, AF |
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| حمیدی بلخی Iranian poet and essayist, IR |
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| معروفی بلخی Iranian poet, IR |
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