All over the world, عقيق (Agate 
, عقيق 
) is a rare gender-neutral given name. The first name عقيق is characteristic of Latvia, where it is quite a rare girly name, Israel, where it is a rare principally feminine, but very seldom male name, and Lithuania, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Iraq, and Latvia. Likewise, عقيق is the last name as well as the forename.