The company was started by Nihal Chand Kharabanda, at Sialkot under the name Freewill Sports Pvt Ltd in 1934. Later his son Vijay Kharabanda joined the brand to manage further. "Nivia" is the combined name that is coined from the initial two letters of the first names of Nihal Chand Kharabanda the founder of Freewill, and his son Vijay Kharabanda. So "Ni" and "Vi" is joined together to create the brand name Nivia.
