Worldwide, Gidan (غيدان 
, Gidan 
) is a rare principally male, but very seldom girly forename. The given name Gidan is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare boy's name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare principally masculine, but very seldom feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iraq, India, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Gidan is the last name as well as the forename.