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Across the world, 高尔 (Gaur , Gall , Gower ) is a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name 高尔 is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently girly name, Romania, where it is a rare unisex name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Ethiopia, and the United States. More frequently, 高尔 is the last name as well as the forename.
高尔 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .