Throughout the world, شقى (شقى 
) is a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The first name شقى is characteristic of Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom girly name, Kuwait, where it is a rare boy's name, and Sudan. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Sudan. Likewise, شقى is the last name as well as the forename.