In all the world, Malim (Malim 
, Малим 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The given name Malim is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is a rare epicene name, Indonesia, where it is a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, and Afghanistan, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, India, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Malim is the last name as well as the forename.