Around the globe, هوي (Hui 
, Howie 
, Hoy , among others...) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name هوي is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is quite a common unisex name, Macao, and Singapore. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in China, the United States, and Hong Kong. Also, هوي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hoy, Hui | China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United States, India |
| Howie, Hoey | Indonesia, China, Malaysia, United States, India |
| هوي | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Morocco, Egypt, Syria |
هوي is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Howie Hardy , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, Name That Toon; Hui Buh ; Howie Albert , the operatic character in the opera Champion by Terence Blanchard; Emile's trainer; Howie Newsome , the theatrical character in the play "Our Town" and Howie Kemp , the fictional character, among other works.