All over the world, الهدهد (الهدهد 
) is quite a rare unisex forename. The given name الهدهد is habitual in Libya, where it is a rare male name, Sudan, where it is a rare unisex name, and Iraq, where it is a rare mostly masculine, but seldom feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq. Also, الهدهد is the last name as well as the forename.