Stefania
Stefania is a female given name: 98% of people named Stefania are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
Stefania · Ştefania · Štefánia · Stefánia · Stefanía
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Iceland, Italy, Romania
- Also spelled
- Ştefania, Štefánia, Stefánia, Stefanía
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 2,292 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Stefania
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Stefania," in English, "Guten Tag Stefania," in German. Stefania is a female given name: about 98% of people named Stefania are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Stefania,
German
Guten Tag Stefania,
French
Bonjour Stefania,
Spanish
Estimado/a Stefania:
Chinese
Stefania您好：
Japanese
Stefania様
English
Hi Stefania,
German
Hi Stefania,
French
Salut Stefania,
Spanish
Hola Stefania,
Chinese
Stefania你好：
Japanese
Stefania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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Poland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 2,292 female · 2,292 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Stefania a male or female name?
Stefania is a female given name: 98% of people named Stefania are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Stefania in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Stefania," in English, "Guten Tag Stefania," in German. Stefania is a female given name: about 98% of people named Stefania are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Stefania a unisex name?
Stefania is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Stefania are men. Stefania 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 Stefania a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/stefania (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_stefania,
title = {Is Stefania a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/stefania},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}