Across the world, الغالى (الغالى 
) is quite a rare largely male, but seldom girly first name. The first name الغالى is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but seldom girly name, Sudan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Libya, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, الغالى is the last name as well as the forename.