Worldwide, ម៉ាលា (ម៉ាលា 
) is a rare principally feminine, but scarcely boy's given name. The first name ម៉ាលា is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Cambodia, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but very seldom boy's name. Much less frequently, ម៉ាលា is the last name as well as the forename.