Slawa
Slawa is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Slawa are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Ukraine, Belarus, Russia
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Slawa
To address Slawa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Slawa," in English, "Guten Tag Slawa," in German. About 75% of people named Slawa are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Slawa,
German
Guten Tag Slawa,
French
Bonjour Slawa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Slawa:
Chinese
Slawa您好：
Japanese
Slawa様
English
Hi Slawa,
German
Hi Slawa,
French
Salut Slawa,
Spanish
Hola Slawa,
Chinese
Slawa你好：
Japanese
Slawa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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Belarus | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Russia | rare | man's name | 75% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Slawa a male or female name?
Slawa is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Slawa are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Slawa in an email?
To address Slawa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Slawa," in English, "Guten Tag Slawa," in German. About 75% of people named Slawa are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Slawa a unisex name?
Slawa is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Slawa are men. Slawa leans strongly male 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 Slawa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/slawa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_slawa,
title = {Is Slawa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/slawa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}