Across the world, ساليا (Saliya 
, Salia 
, ساليا 
) is a common gender-neutral given name. The forename ساليا is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common male name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Mali, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Ethiopia, and Sri Lanka. Very seldom, ساليا is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Saliya | Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria |
| Salia | Mali, India, Ghana, Ethiopia, Nigeria |
| ساليا | Iraq, Iran |
| Sallia | Philippines, India, Mexico, Ethiopia, Nigeria |