Around the world, Obayd (Obayd 
, Обаид 
) is a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently female forename. The given name Obayd is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, where it is a rare principally masculine, but very seldom female name, Tunisia, where it is a rare boy's name, and Algeria. More frequently, Obayd is the last name as well as the forename.