Slava
Slava is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Slava are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
Slava · Sláva
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 51% male / 49% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Armenia, Croatia, Ukraine
- Also spelled
- Sláva
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Slava
To address Slava when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Slava," in English, "Guten Tag Slava," in German. About 51% of people named Slava are men and 49% 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 Slava,
German
Guten Tag Slava,
French
Bonjour Slava,
Spanish
Estimado/a Slava:
Chinese
Slava您好：
Japanese
Slava様
English
Hi Slava,
German
Hi Slava,
French
Salut Slava,
Spanish
Hola Slava,
Chinese
Slava你好：
Japanese
Slava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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Belarus | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Russia | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Slava a male or female name?
Slava is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Slava are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Slava in an email?
To address Slava when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Slava," in English, "Guten Tag Slava," in German. About 51% of people named Slava are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Slava a unisex name?
Slava is a unisex name: 51% of people named Slava are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Slava a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/slava (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_slava,
title = {Is Slava a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/slava},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}