Around the globe, ลาล (Lal 
, Lan , ลาล 
) is a prevalent largely male, but seldom female first name. The forename ลาล is characteristic of Macao, where it is a common principally feminine, but scarcely boy's name, Pakistan, where it is a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently girly name, and India, where it is quite a common largely masculine, but infrequently girly name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, ลาล is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lal, Lan | Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, China |
| ลาล | Thailand |
ลาล is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lan Mandragoran , the fictional character from The Wheel of Time; Lal , the fictional character, Star Trek: The Next Generation; Lan Fan , the fictional character from Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Lan Hikari .