Worldwide, غيلان (غيلان 
, Gilan 
, Gillan ) is quite a rare unisex given name. The first name غيلان is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a rare girly name, Yemen, where it is quite a rare male name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Egypt, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, غيلان is the last name as well as the forename.