Around the world, Шааль (Shaal 
, Chaal 
, Schaal 
) is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female first name. The first name Шааль is habitual in Pakistan, where it is a rare principally masculine, but very seldom feminine name, Tunisia, where it is a rare male name, and Israel, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently female name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Pakistan, Algeria, and China. More prevalently, Шааль is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shaal | Syria, Israel, France, Pakistan, United States |
| Chaal | Algeria, Morocco, France, Germany, United States |
| Schaal | Canada, Israel, France, Germany, United States |
| Шааль | Russia, Kazakhstan |