Throughout the world, Niala (Niala 
) is a rare unisex first name. The forename Niala is characteristic of Cuba, where it is a rare girly name, Georgia, where it is a rare predominantly girly, but very infrequently boy's name, and Kenya, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Pakistan, Cuba, and Kenya. More frequently, Niala is the last name as well as the forename.