Olga - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Olga \o-lga, ol-ga\ is pronounced OL-gah. It is of Old Norse and Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "blessed, holy; successful". The Russian form of Helga. Popular in the Russian imperial family. The Russian Saint Olga was a princess from Kiev and a 10th-century Christian convert. Gymnast Olga Korbut.

Olga has 5 variant forms: Elga, Helga, Ola, Olenka and Olia.

Baby names that sound like Olga are Ilka and Ulka.

Olga is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Olga. Click here to compare Olga with related baby names.