Throughout the world, เข็มศักดิ์ (เข็มศักดิ์ 
) is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female given name. The given name เข็มศักดิ์ is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name. Also, เข็มศักดิ์ is the last name as well as the forename.