Across the world, พลฤทธิ์ (พลฤทธิ์ 
, Polrit 
, Ponrit ) is a rare principally boy's, but very infrequently female forename. The first name พลฤทธิ์ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine name. More frequently, พลฤทธิ์ is the last name as well as the forename.