Throughout the world, الشمالي (الشمالي 
, Shemali 
) is quite a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly feminine first name. The forename الشمالي is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely female name, Syria, where it is quite a rare male name, and Oman, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Saudi Arabia, India, and Syria. More frequently, الشمالي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| الشمالي | Morocco, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
| Shemali | Egypt, India, Syria, Lebanon, Sri Lanka |