In the entire world, ﻋﻠﻲ (ﻋﻠﻲ 
) is a common primarily male, but scarcely feminine first name. The first name ﻋﻠﻲ is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly name, Libya, and Sudan (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq. Likewise, ﻋﻠﻲ is the last name as well as the forename.