1014 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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- Silas
Origin:
Aramaic, Latin, GreekMeaning:
"of the forest; or prayed for"
- Sienna
Origin:
Italian color nameMeaning:
"orange red"
- Sadie
Origin:
Diminutive of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Soren
Origin:
Danish, NorwegianMeaning:
"stern"
- Shukri
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"thankful"
- Sophie
Origin:
French variation of Sophia, GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Simon
Origin:
Hebrew, GreekMeaning:
"he has heard; flat-nosed"
- Stella
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"star"
- Sebastian
Origin:
Latin from GreekMeaning:
"person from ancient city of Sebastia"
- Sloane
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"raider"
- Sophia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Samuel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"told by God"
- Sybil
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"seer, prophetess"
- Sullivan
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"black-eyed one"
- Stellan
Origin:
Swedish, meaning unknown, possibly "calm"Meaning:
"calm"
- Sofia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Sylvia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"from the forest"
- Sawyer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"woodcutter"
- Scarlett
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"scarlet, red"
- Selah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"praise, pause"
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