Worldwide, মালা (Mala 
, মালা ) is a widespread dominantly girly, but seldom boy's given name. The first name মালা is habitual in India, where it is quite a common primarily feminine, but scarcely boy's name, Mauritius, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Very seldom, মালা is the last name as well as the forename.
মালা is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mala , the fictional supervillain in the DC Comics universe, Superman: The Animated Series; Mala , the DC Comics character; Mala Mala Jong , the Xiaolin Showdown character and Mala , the musical character in the musical Hurt Locker; an Iraqi girl (filling in for her sister Adele Dazeem, a reference to John Travolta's infamous mispronunciation of Idina Menzel at the 86th Academy Awards).