In all the world, มาลียา (Maliya 
, มาลียา , Maleeya 
) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename มาลียา is habitual in Southern Asia, particularly Maldives, where it is quite a rare girly name, India, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Sri Lanka, where it is a rare female name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Nigeria, and Thailand. Much less frequently, มาลียา is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Maliya | India, Laos, Thailand, Nigeria, Indonesia |
| มาลียา | Thailand |
| Maleeya | United States, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia |