Across the world, Pales (Palas 
, Pales 
) is a common largely boy's, but infrequently girly first name. The forename Pales is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently feminine name, Oman, where it is a rare male name, and Qatar. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. More frequently, Pales is the last name as well as the forename.