Around the world, พาล์ (Pha 
, พาล์ 
) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The first name พาล์ is characteristic of Laos, where it is quite a rare female name, Vietnam, where it is a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly girly name, and India, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Vietnam, and the United States. Likewise, พาล์ is the last name as well as the forename.