Across the world, Mahala (Mahala 
, มหาลา 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The given name Mahala is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but scarcely boy's name, the United States, where it is a rare girly name, and Australia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, the United States, and Israel. More prevalently, Mahala is the last name as well as the forename.