Around the world, פאל (Pal 
, Pál 
, Phalle 
) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name פאל is habitual in Hungary, where it is quite a common masculine name, Albania, and Romania, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Hungary, and Romania. Much more frequently, פאל is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pal | Hungary, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, India |
| Pál | United Kingdom, Hungary, United States, India, Romania |
| Phalle | South Africa, India, United States, France |
| פאל | Israel |
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פאל is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paul Atreides , the fictional character from Dune; Paul Bunyan , the fictional character; Paul Stamets , the fictional character from Star Trek multiverse, Star Trek: Discovery; Georg Paul Thomann and Chop Top , the character in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and in many other works.