Worldwide, غيلاني (Gillani 
, Gilani , غيلاني 
) is quite a rare epicene forename. The first name غيلاني is habitual in Cuba, where it is a rare girly name, Tunisia, where it is a rare boy's name, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Cuba, and Pakistan. More prevalently, غيلاني is the last name as well as the forename.