Across the world, มาลัยทอง (มาลัยทอง 
, Marlaithong ) is a rare mostly female, but infrequently male first name. The first name มาลัยทอง is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare dominantly girly, but uncommonly masculine name. More prevalently, มาลัยทอง is the last name as well as the forename.