937 Girl Names That Start With S
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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- Stella
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"star"
- Seraphina
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ardent; fiery"
- Saturnina
Origin:
Feminine form of Saturninus, RomanMeaning:
"Saturn"
- Sadie
Origin:
Diminutive of SarahMeaning:
"princess"
- Sienna
Origin:
Italian color nameMeaning:
"orange red"
- Sylvie
Origin:
French variation of Latin SylviaMeaning:
"from the forest"
- Scarlett
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"scarlet, red"
- Sophia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Sage
Origin:
Herb name; LatinMeaning:
"wise"
- Sophie
Origin:
French variation of SophiaMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Sybil
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"prophetess"
- Sloane
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"raider"
- Sarah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"princess"
- Sabrina
Origin:
Celtic, Latin name for the River Severn
- Sylvia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"from the forest"
- Saoirse
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"liberty"
- Shiloh
Origin:
Biblical place-name, HebrewMeaning:
"tranquil"
- Saskia
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"Saxon"
- Soleil
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"sun"
- Sofia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"