Around the world, Gulgul (Gulgul 
, Гульгуль 
, Гулгул 
) is a rare epicene first name. The forename Gulgul is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare female name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare girly name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Kazakhstan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Gulgul is the last name as well as the forename.