Globally, الغلا (الغلا 
) is quite a rare epicene given name. The given name الغلا is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a common epicene name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Kuwait, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but uncommonly male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Libya. More frequently, الغلا is the last name as well as the forename.