Around the globe, عل (عل 
) is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine given name. The first name عل is habitual in Libya, where it is quite a rare male name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very infrequently female name, and Iraq, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Egypt. Also, عل is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| عل | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt |