Across the world, ظلام (ظلام 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The given name ظلام is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Iraq, and Lebanon, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Iraq, Syria, and Egypt. More frequently, ظلام is the last name as well as the forename.