Svetlana
Svetlana is a female given name: 98% of people named Svetlana are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 17 countries covered.
Svetlana · Světlana
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Belarus, Russia, Moldova
- Also spelled
- Světlana
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 741 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Svetlana
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Svetlana," in English, "Guten Tag Svetlana," in German. Svetlana is a female given name: about 98% of people named Svetlana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Svetlana,
German
Guten Tag Svetlana,
French
Bonjour Svetlana,
Spanish
Estimado/a Svetlana:
Chinese
Svetlana您好：
Japanese
Svetlana様
English
Hi Svetlana,
German
Hi Svetlana,
French
Salut Svetlana,
Spanish
Hola Svetlana,
Chinese
Svetlana你好：
Japanese
Svetlana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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | common | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 17 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Lithuania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 741 female · 741 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Svetlana a male or female name?
Svetlana is a female given name: 98% of people named Svetlana are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 17 countries covered.
How do I address Svetlana in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Svetlana," in English, "Guten Tag Svetlana," in German. Svetlana is a female given name: about 98% of people named Svetlana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Svetlana a unisex name?
Svetlana is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Svetlana are men. Svetlana 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 Svetlana a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/svetlana (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_svetlana,
title = {Is Svetlana a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/svetlana},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}