4350 Baby Names That Start With S (with Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with S have shifted from old favorites Stephanie and Shannon, Steven and Scott to multicultural choices, the most popular of which are Sophia and Sebastian.
Sophia, followed closely by the Sofia spelling variation, was formerly the top girl name in the US. Sebastian is one of many boy names from ancient cultures that has come back into fashion. Both Sebastian and Sophia can be easily translated into many world languages. In the US, they are top choices among Spanish-speaking families.
Along with Sophia and Sofia, other girl names beginning with S in the US Top 500 include Scarlett, Stella, Savannah, Skylar, and Sienna. In addition to Sebastian, other boy names starting with S in the US Top 500 include Samuel, Santiago, Sawyer, Silas, and Simon.
Attractive S names that are rare in the US but common internationally include Stanley in England, Soline and Sandro in France, Sanne and Sem in the Netherlands, and Soraia and Safira in Portugal. Saskia, Shoshanna, and Solange are beautiful and unique S names for girls, and Stellan and Strummer are two of our favorite uncommon choices for boys.
Here, our full selection of names that start with S, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Sienna
Origin:
Italian color nameMeaning:
"orange red"
- Silas
Origin:
Aramaic, Latin, GreekMeaning:
"of the forest; or prayed for"
- Seraphina
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ardent; fiery"
- Sadie
Origin:
Diminutive of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Simon
Origin:
Hebrew, GreekMeaning:
"he has heard; flat-nosed"
- Soren
Origin:
Danish, NorwegianMeaning:
"stern"
- Sylvie
Origin:
French variation of Latin SylviaMeaning:
"from the forest"
- Sloane
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"raider"
- Sophie
Origin:
French variation of Sophia, GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Stella
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"star"
- Sebastian
Origin:
Latin from GreekMeaning:
"person from ancient city of Sebastia"
- Sophia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Samuel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"told by God"
- Sawyer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"woodcutter"
- Shepherd
Origin:
Occupational nameMeaning:
"sheep herder"
- Sofia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Sabrina
Origin:
Celtic, Latin name for the River Severn
- Sullivan
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"black-eyed one"
- Sage
Origin:
Herb name, LatinMeaning:
"wise and knowing"
- Scarlett
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"scarlet, red"
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