Throughout the world, Elliya (Elliya 
, Эллия 
) is a rare principally female, but very seldom masculine forename. The first name Elliya is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is a rare feminine name, Russia, where it is a very rare female name, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Russia, and India. Very seldom, Elliya is the last name as well as the forename.