Worldwide, حلاوة (حلاوة 
, Halawa 
, Halaweh 
) is quite a common unisex first name. The first name حلاوة is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Libya, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but infrequently male name, and Syria, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Algeria, and Sudan. More prevalently, حلاوة is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| حلاوة | Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt |
| Halawa | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia |
| Halaweh | Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates |