All over the world, กัลยาณีย์ (กัลยาณีย์ 
) is a rare largely female, but seldom boy's forename. The given name กัลยาณีย์ is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare dominantly female, but infrequently masculine name. Very seldom, กัลยาณีย์ is the last name as well as the forename.