Globally, Tàlib (طالب 
, Tàlib) is a common masculine forename. The forename Tàlib is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a common boy's name, Syria, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria. Much less frequently, Tàlib is the last name as well as the forename.