Girl names that start with S are led by sweet and sophisticated Sophia, one of the Top 10 girl names in the US for well over a decade. With its twin Sofia, this international S name also ranks in the Top 10 in Germany, Australia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Norway.

Along with Sophia, other cool S-starting names for girls in the US Top 50 are Scarlett and Stella. International forms Sofia and Sara are the top-ranked S names for girls in Spain, while Signe and Selma are the most popular girl names that start with S in Sweden.

Further down the list are hundreds of rare and stylish S-starting names for girls, from Sabina to Sylvie, Saffron to Sheridan.

Girl names beginning with S are on the rise again after a long downslide, with unique selections such as the Irish Gaelic Saoirse and the angelic Seraphina picking up where the outmoded Susan and Sherry left off. S names naturally contain a softness that's appealing, and names that start with consonants are starting to feel fresh again given the long reign of vowel names.

Uncommon S names for girls which are particularly popular with visitors to our site include such underused S-starting picks as Selah, Saskia, Sloane and Soleil.

Here, our full selection of girl names that start with S, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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