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Around the world, Slawa (Слава , Slawa ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name Slawa is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, where it is a common girly name, Moldova, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Ukraine, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine. Likewise, Slawa is the last name as well as the forename.
Slawa is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jaroslav of Sternberg , the mythical Moravian warrior.