Given name
Olivija
“of the olive tree; one who is peaceful”
Olivija is a variant of Olivia. In Latin use, Olivia carries the interpretation “of the olive tree; one who is peaceful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Olivija is a variant of Olivia. In Latin use, Olivia carries the interpretation “of the olive tree; one who is peaceful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Olivija connects to the Oliver name family through Olivia. Oliver reached English through Norman usage. Oliver’s deeper origin is probably Germanic, although its exact earlier form is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Olivija connects to the Oliver name family through Olivia. The shared background comes through Oliver: The French form Olivier resembles a Late Latin word for an olive tree. Oliver also appears among legendary companions with Germanic names, suggesting that Olivier may have reshaped an older Germanic name, perhaps Olaf. That deeper connection remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Olivija is a variant of Olivia. The history of Olivia gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare used Olivia for the heiress in Twelfth Night. Possible starting points include Oliver, Latin oliva meaning “olive,” and the older feminine name Oliva; the literary appearance is more secure than any single derivation.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Olivija through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Olivija’s family of names
Olivija has a related form in Olivia. In Slovenian usage, Olivija has a conventional equivalent in the English form Olivia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Olivija
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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