Worldwide, حلاوة (حلاوة 
, Halawa 
, Halaweh 
) is quite a common unisex first name. The first name حلاوة is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Libya, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but infrequently male name, and Syria, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Algeria, and Sudan. More prevalently, حلاوة is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| حلاوة | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
| Halawa | Egypt, Indonesia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
| Halaweh | United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar |