Worldwide, وادي (وادي 
, Wadi 
) is a common mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine first name. The first name وادي is habitual in Libya, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female name, Iraq, where it is quite a common largely masculine, but infrequently female name, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Iraq, Egypt, and Sudan. Also, وادي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| وادي | Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Palestinian Territory |
| Wadi | Myanmar, Tanzania, Morocco, India, Indonesia |