Olivija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oh-LEE-vee-ya
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Olivija is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “olive tree”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Olivija mean?
Latin: Slavic and Baltic form of Olivia, from oliva 'olive'
“olive tree”
Olivia was first popularised by Shakespeare's heroine in Twelfth Night.
Is Olivija a girl's or a boy's name?
Olivija is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Olivija in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Olivija, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 11 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Olivija than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Olivija in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Olivija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
Nicknames for Olivija
- Liv 16 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Olivija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aurora, Arabella, Emilia, Alba, Ophelia, Luna, Aurelia, Eliana, Rosa, Valentina, Clara, Nora
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Rosie, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Anthony, Austin, Felix, Camila
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Olivija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/olivija, updated 20 October 2026.