Throughout the world, حلب (حلب 
) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The first name حلب is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common unisex name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt. More frequently, حلب is the last name as well as the forename.