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Around the world, Hobby (Hoby
, อดิเรก
, Hobi
) is a common unisex first name. The first name Hobby is characteristic of Madagascar, where it is quite a common boy's name, Tunisia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Thailand, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but scarcely female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Madagascar, Thailand, and Egypt. Also, Hobby is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hoby | Egypt, Tunisia, Madagascar, United States, Morocco |
| อดิเรก | Thailand |
| Hobi | Tunisia, Madagascar, United States, Algeria, Morocco |
| Hobby | Egypt, Tunisia, Indonesia, United States, Morocco |
Hobby is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .