Sanja
Sanja is a female given name: 98% of people named Sanja are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 8 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 122 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sanja
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sanja," in English, "Guten Tag Sanja," in German. Sanja is a female given name: about 98% of people named Sanja are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sanja,
German
Guten Tag Sanja,
French
Bonjour Sanja,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sanja:
Chinese
Sanja您好：
Japanese
Sanja様
English
Hi Sanja,
German
Hi Sanja,
French
Salut Sanja,
Spanish
Hola Sanja,
Chinese
Sanja你好：
Japanese
Sanjaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 122 female · 122 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sanja a male or female name?
Sanja is a female given name: 98% of people named Sanja are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Sanja in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sanja," in English, "Guten Tag Sanja," in German. Sanja is a female given name: about 98% of people named Sanja are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Sanja a unisex name?
Sanja is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Sanja are men. Sanja leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Sanja a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sanja (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sanja,
title = {Is Sanja a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sanja},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}