Around the world, علی اکبر (علی اکبر 
, Ali-Akbar 
) is a rare masculine forename. The first name علی اکبر is habitual in Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Iran, where it is a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare male name. Very seldom, علی اکبر is the last name as well as the forename.