Across the world, มาเล (Male 
, Malé 
, Malaee 
) is a common epicene first name. The first name มาเล is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name, Senegal, where it is quite a rare male name, and India, where it is a rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. More frequently, มาเล is the last name as well as the forename.
มาเล is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Male Lover Bear , the fictional character from Brother Bear; male nurse , the fictional character from The Gnome-Mobile; Male armed security guards , the fictional character from the 1999 Darude music video Sandstorm and Male , the theatrical character in the play "Yerma".