Lavinia
Lavinia is a female given name: 100% of people named Lavinia are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
Lavinia · Lavínia
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Romania, Great Britain
- Also spelled
- Lavínia
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 5,063 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lavinia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lavinia," in English, "Guten Tag Lavinia," in German. Lavinia is a female given name: about 100% of people named Lavinia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lavinia,
German
Guten Tag Lavinia,
French
Bonjour Lavinia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lavinia:
Chinese
Lavinia您好：
Japanese
Lavinia様
English
Hi Lavinia,
German
Hi Lavinia,
French
Salut Lavinia,
Spanish
Hola Lavinia,
Chinese
Lavinia你好：
Japanese
Lavinia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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 5,063 female · 5,063 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lavinia a male or female name?
Lavinia is a female given name: 100% of people named Lavinia are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Lavinia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lavinia," in English, "Guten Tag Lavinia," in German. Lavinia is a female given name: about 100% of people named Lavinia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lavinia a unisex name?
Lavinia is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Lavinia are men. Lavinia 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 Lavinia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lavinia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lavinia,
title = {Is Lavinia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lavinia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}