Around the world, دشتی (Dashti 
, دشتی 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom female forename. The first name دشتی is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but very seldom feminine name, Kuwait, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Oman, where it is a rare male name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Iraq, India, and Kuwait. More prevalently, دشتی is the last name as well as the forename.