Around the globe, العقيلي (العقيلي 
) is a rare principally male, but very infrequently female first name. The first name العقيلي is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare boy's name, and Iraq. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Libya, and Saudi Arabia. Much more frequently, العقيلي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| العقيلي | Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |