Globally, Châle (Chal 
, Szal 
, Xal 
) is quite a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name Châle is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Israel, where it is a rare epicene name, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Ethiopia. More prevalently, Châle is the last name as well as the forename.