Throughout the world, Gobalan (Gobalan 
) is a very rare boy's forename. The given name Gobalan is habitual in Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. More frequently, Gobalan is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gobalan | Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, United States, India |
Mr, Mohanlal, Sathiyan, Puvarasi, Daveindaran, Gopinath, Thineshhwaran, Niroshan, Yashna Govin Nair, Srinivasa, Dhevesh Govin Nair, Litashini, Lithashini, Hemavathi, Hemawathy, Malarvenden, Subashinee, Alamelu Mangai, Asaithamby, Thiru Selvam, Vimalan, Thangamalar, Litashni, Gunalan, Ms, Siva, Puan, Raja, Hari, Venu, Mages, Aruna, Kumar, Divya, Suresh, Sonika, Amutha, Cemrutha, Geetha, Others, Anupama, Kavitha, Deeviya, Lecheme, and Ramanchandran