Around the world, العلمي (Alami 
, العلمي 
, Elalamy 
) is a common unisex forename. The first name العلمي is characteristic of Morocco, where it is quite a common mostly male, but infrequently feminine name, Macao, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Algeria, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very infrequently girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Morocco, Nigeria, and India. More prevalently, العلمي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Alami | Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Morocco |
| العلمي | Algeria, Palestinian Territory, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco |
| Elalamy | Egypt, Saudi Arabia, France, India, Morocco |