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Worldwide, Мали (Mali , Maly , Maley ) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The first name Мали is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common girly name, Albania, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly name, and Kuwait, where it is quite a common unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Israel, and Algeria. More frequently, Мали is the last name as well as the forename.
Мали is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mali , character in Ramayana; Mali Doshi , the character in Pannalal Patel's novel Manvini Bhavai and Mali Wolf , the fictional character appearing in the movie « Jaffa ».