Worldwide, الغريب (الغريب 
) is a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom female given name. The first name الغريب is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, Syria, and Libya. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, الغريب is the last name as well as the forename.