Vanja
Vanja is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Vanja are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 27% male / 73% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Bulgaria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Vanja
To address Vanja when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vanja," in English, "Guten Tag Vanja," in German. About 27% of people named Vanja are men and 73% 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 Vanja,
German
Guten Tag Vanja,
French
Bonjour Vanja,
Spanish
Estimado/a Vanja:
Chinese
Vanja您好：
Japanese
Vanja様
English
Hi Vanja,
German
Hi Vanja,
French
Salut Vanja,
Spanish
Hola Vanja,
Chinese
Vanja你好：
Japanese
Vanja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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Croatia | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Serbia | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Russia | rare | man's name | 98% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Vanja a male or female name?
Vanja is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Vanja are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Vanja in an email?
To address Vanja when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vanja," in English, "Guten Tag Vanja," in German. About 27% of people named Vanja are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Vanja a unisex name?
Vanja is not a unisex name: 27% of people named Vanja are men. Vanja 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 Vanja a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vanja (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_vanja,
title = {Is Vanja a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vanja},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}