Typically female names for boys
- Shelley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"clearing on a bank"Description:
Despite its poetic associations, almost as dated as Sheldon, and more feminine.
- Shelly
- Shirley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bright meadow"Description:
In an earlier time Shirley was used primarily for boys, but the tide turned with the publication of Charlotte Bronte's novel Shirley in 1849, the story of a character whose parents had selected the name for a boy child, then decided to use it anyway when he turned out to be a she.
- Sky
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Sky is an ambigender nature name that was first legitimized as the character of Sky Masterson in the 1950 musical Guys and Dolls, played in the film version by Marlon Brando. It's a name we appreciate for its clear, wide-open feel, less hippyish than others like Rainbow and Starlight, and makes an appealing middle name possibility.
- Skylar
Origin:
Variation of Schuyler, Dutch "scholar"Meaning:
"scholar"Description:
This Americanized spelling of the Dutch name is now used nearly exclusively for girls in the US.
- Skyler
Origin:
Spelling variation of SchuylerDescription:
While Skylar is currently the most popular spelling choice for girls - and the spelling seen most often - the Skyler option is more (statistically) unisex. Given to boy and girls in nearly equal numbers each year, it ranks around the middle of the US Top 1000 and is given to more than 400 boys every year.
- Sloane
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"raider"Description:
An Irish surname-name that's used almost exclusively for girls these days.
- Snow
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Snow is increasing in usage mostly as a girls' name, but hero Jon Snow of Game of Thrones just might nudge it into the boys' column. Currently, there are 12 times as many girls named Snow as boys, but its usage is much higher in middle place.
- Sol
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"sun"Description:
Although pinochle-playing partner Sam came out of retirement, we don't see it happening to Sol. Near soundalike Saul has more of a shot.
- Stacy
Origin:
Diminutive of EustaceMeaning:
"stable"
- Starry
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"starry"Description:
A brilliant choice, but one that has more potential for baby girls.
- Stevie
- Sunny
Origin:
Nickname nameDescription:
Upbeat nickname-name that can't help but make you smile, along with its soundalike Sonny.
- Sutton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the southern homestead"Description:
Swanky sound via New York's ritzy Sutton Place. It fits with current popular boys’ names, due to its two syllables and -on ending. It debuted in the US Top 1000 for boys in 2015, though it is currently more popular for girls.
- Swan
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bird name"Description:
Obsolete Swanhild gives way to oh-so-modern Swan, joining the flock of newly fashionable bird names such as Wren and Lark. In France, the Swann spelling is fashionable for both sexes. But Swan carries an image of grace, though perhaps also a bit of languor. It's a lovely and original name, right for our times.
- Sydney
Origin:
Spelling variation of Sidney, FrenchMeaning:
"Saint Denis"Description:
The Sydney spelling most popular for girls: it's in the Top 50 on the female side. Cool for a girl, still nerdy for a guy.
- Taffy
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"beloved friend"Description:
Taffy, in addition to being a diminutive of Dafydd, is a slang term for Welsh people in general – probably from the River Taff. Too candy-like to be used in the US.
- Taylor
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"tailor"Description:
Taylor was much more popular throughout the 1990s for both genders than it is today. Close to the Top 50 boys' names in the mid-1990s, Taylor recently fell out of the Top 500 for boys and out of the Top 100 for girls, and is predicted to continue on a downward trajectory for both genders. Similar but more stylish baby names today include Sawyer, Sayer and Thayer.
- Tovia
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"god is good"Description:
Hebrew form of Tobiah
- Tris