Globally, الظلام (الظلام 
) is quite a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly girly forename. The given name الظلام is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Libya, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Sudan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Syria. Much more frequently, الظلام is the last name as well as the forename.