Around the globe, Chelia (Chelia 
, Шеля 
, Шелиа ) is a rare predominantly female, but very infrequently boy's given name. The given name Chelia is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare female name, Indonesia, where it is a very rare girly name, and Ukraine. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and the United States. Likewise, Chelia is the last name as well as the forename.