His name is written as Shiotsuchinokami in Kojiki (The Record of Ancient Matters), Shitsuchinooji or Shiotsutsunooji in Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan), and Shiotsuchinooji in Sendai Kyujihongi (Ancient Japanese History) respectively.
古事記では塩椎神（しおつちのかみ）、日本書紀では塩土老翁・塩筒老翁、先代旧事本紀では塩土老翁と表記する。