Worldwide, หลิง (Ling 
, Hling 
, หลิง 
) is a common largely feminine, but uncommonly masculine forename. The forename หลิง is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is a common primarily girly, but very seldom masculine name, Macao, and Brunei, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Hong Kong, Indonesia, and China. More prevalently, หลิง is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Ling | Malaysia, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Hong Kong |
| Hling | Malaysia, China, United States, Myanmar, Germany |
| หลิง | Thailand |
| Lyng | Malaysia, United Kingdom, China, United States, Myanmar |
หลิง is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ling Bouvier , the The Simpsons character; Ling , the character from Disney's Mulan; Ling , character in You Only Live Twice; Ling Xiaoyu , the character in Tekken, Tekken 4 and Ma Ling , the fictional character in Water Margin, among other works.