Worldwide, Malichan (มะลิจันทร์ 
, Malichan 
, มลิจันทร์ ) is a rare mostly girly, but seldom boy's forename. The given name Malichan is characteristic of Thailand, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but uncommonly masculine name, Indonesia, where it is a very rare girly name, and India, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Much less frequently, Malichan is the last name as well as the forename.