Globally, Benaouda (Benaouda 
) is quite a rare predominantly male, but scarcely female first name. The forename Benaouda is habitual in Aland Islands, where it is quite a common masculine name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name, and France, where it is a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Algeria, France, and Morocco. Also, Benaouda is the last name as well as the forename.