Across the world, الع (الع 
) is a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name الع is characteristic of Egypt, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Syria, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria. More frequently, الع is the last name as well as the forename.