Throughout the world, هيد (Hide 
, Head 
, Hyde ) is quite a rare unisex forename. The first name هيد is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Albania, where it is quite a rare female name, and Malawi, where it is a rare male name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Philippines, Indonesia, and Egypt. More frequently, هيد is the last name as well as the forename.
هيد is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Head of Chang'an Fu , the Dream of the Red Chamber character; head of O'Neill clan , the fictional character from The Fighting Prince of Donegal; Head Chef , the character from 2016 film 'Adventures in Babysitting'; Head Judge , the character from 2005 film 'Life Is Ruff' and Head of German police , the operatic character in the opera Germania by Alberto Franchetti, among other works.