Across the world, البحري (Bahri 
, البحري 
) is a common boy's given name. The first name البحري is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a common boy's name, Tunisia, where it is quite a common epicene name, and Algeria, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom female name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Turkey, Indonesia, and Algeria. More frequently, البحري is the last name as well as the forename.