596 Unisex Names That Start With S (With Meanings and Popularity)

596 Unisex Names That Start With S (With Meanings and Popularity)

Unisex names that start with S have some serious style cred, with so many celebrity babies sporting striking S-starting monikers: think Satchel and Sailor, Shiloh and Story, Scout and Sage.

The most popular gender-neutral S names in the US today — Sawyer, Skyler and Spencer — share the same stylish shape, but there are plenty of smart unisex S names to choose from if you want to break the mold. We’d love to see underused options like Sorrel, Salem and Solo get more love.

The most popular gender-neutral names starting with the letter S include Sawyer, Seth, Shane, Shelby, Skylar, and Sydney.

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

Each name is used more often for the gender indicated by its heart.

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  1. Soren
    • Origin:

      Danish, Norwegian
    • Meaning:

      "stern"
  2. Sage
    • Origin:

      Herb name, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "wise and knowing"
  3. Sloane
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "raider"
  4. Sonny
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "son"
  5. Spencer
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "house steward, dispenser of provisions"
  6. Sawyer
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "woodcutter"
  7. Saffron
    • Origin:

      Spice name
    • Meaning:

      "orange-yellow color; a type of crocus"
  8. Sullivan
    • Origin:

      Irish surname
    • Meaning:

      "black-eyed one"
  9. Shiloh
    • Origin:

      Biblical place-name, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "tranquil"
  10. Scottie
    • Origin:

      English nickname
    • Meaning:

      "Scot"
  11. Seth
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "appointed, placed"
  12. Shiloh
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "tranquil"
  13. Sasha
    • Origin:

      Russian, diminutive of Greek Alexander
    • Meaning:

      "defending men"
  14. Sterling
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "of the highest quality"
  15. Samphire
    • Origin:

      English, French
    • Meaning:

      "St. Peter's Herb"
  16. Sidney
    • Origin:

      English from French
    • Meaning:

      "Saint Denis"
  17. Sydney
    • Origin:

      Variation of Sidney, English from French
    • Meaning:

      "Saint Denis"
  18. Sutton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "from the southern homestead"
  19. Stanley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "near the stony clearing"
  20. Stellan
    • Origin:

      Swedish, meaning unknown, possibly "calm"
    • Meaning:

      "calm"