Top Baby Girl Names That Start With S
There are many beautiful and powerful baby girl names starting with S the world over. Whether you have a family tradition of picking girl names with S or you just like the sound it makes, we’ve collected the best S girl names for you. From biblical names and common names to unique and rare girls’ names, take a look through the S girl names to see if any of them inspire that special name you pick out for your little girl.
Popular Girl Names That Start With S
Want to know what are the most popular girl names that start with S? Have a look at the top 10 girl names that start with S in the United States:
1. Sophia. Sophia comes in at no. 1 as the most popular girls’ name that begins with S in the United States. It means “wisdom” in Greek and became a name that was popular among European royalty in the Middle Ages. Other variants, like Sofia and Sophie are also incredibly popular. Italian actress Sophia Loren is the most iconic person with this name.
2. Scarlett. Although Scarlett is an English name, coming from the surname of the person who made or sold clothes made of scarlet—a type of red cloth—it could have its roots in the Persian word saghrelat, a kind of cloth. Scarlett O’Hara was the name of the heroine in Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, but recently Scarlett is also popular thanks to actress Scarlett Johansson.
3. Stella. Stella comes from the Latin word for “star.” However, some say the name came from sixteenth-century poet Sir Philip Sidney’s poems Astrophel and Stella. As a given name it only really became popular in the nineteenth century but came into the limelight in Tennessee Williams’s play A Streetcar Named Desire.
4. Skylar. Skylar can sometimes be spelled Skyler, too, although this spelling is more popular. This unisex name may have started life as a boys’ name, but it became popular after American soap opera The Young and the Restless featured a female character with this name. It was used again in Good Will Hunting, and then in the series Breaking Bad, with Walter White’s wife Skyler White.
5. Serenity. This pretty name means “tranquility” coming from the Latin word serenus, meaning “clear” or “calm.”
6. Sadie. Sadie is a diminutive form of Sarah. Actresses Sadie Frost and Sadie Sink share this pretty name.
7. Sarah. Sarah is a biblical name meaning “lady,” “princess,” or “noblewoman” in Hebrew. She was Abraham’s wife in the Old Testament and is considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. Today it’s a very popular name, with actresses Sarah Bernhardt, Sarah Paulson, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Sarah Silverman being just a few who had this name.
8. Samantha. Samantha is intended to be the feminine form of Samuel, but records show it most likely originated in America in the eighteenth century. However, it became popular in the 1960s with the television show Bewitched, and then again with Sex and the City. Famous Samanthas include actress Samantha Morton and singer Samantha Fox.
9. Summer. A lovely name evoking the season, coming from the Old English sumor, meaning “summer.” Actresses Summer Phoenix and Summer Glau have this name.
10. Sienna. Sienna comes from the name meaning “orange-red,” but is also the name of a city in Italy—named due to the color of the clay there. Sienna Miller is the most famous person with this name.
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Unique Girl Names That Start With S
Looking for a unique girl name? Have a look at these S girl names that are unique and unusual and see if you can find the right one for your little one.
11. Sequoia. This unique name comes from the name of the huge trees that grow in California. The tree got its name from the inventor of the Cherokee writing system, nineteenth century Cherokee scholar Sequoyah.
12. Seraphina. Coming from the biblical word seraphim, which meant “fiery ones.” Seraphim were an order of angels described in the Bible by Isaiah. This lovely name comes from the names for these angels and is now an unusual girl’s name.
13. Samara. Samara is a rare name which could either come from the city Samarra in Iraq or Samara in Russia. It got a boost in popularity after appearing in the 2002 version of The Ring.
14. Saraid. This Irish name comes from the Old Irish word meaning “excellent.” In mythology, Saraid was also the daughter of the high king of Ireland, Conn of the Hundred Battles.
15. Saturnina. This is the feminine form of Saturninus, a Roman name coming from the name of the god Saturn.
16. Sawda. Sawda possibly comes from the Arabic word for “palm-tree garden.” Sawda was also the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
17. Sayaka. This lovely Japanese girls’ name is made up from the Japanese words sa, meaning “sand” or “silk,” ya, “also” and ka, meaning “fragrance”.
18. Seung. Seung is mostly used in Korea, coming from the Sino-Korean word meaning “rise” or “ascent,” “victory,” or “inherit” depending on the characters used.
19. Shahnaz. Shahnaz means “delight of the king” in Persian, and is used in Iran, as well as among Arabic and Urdu speakers.
20. Shaima. This lovely name most likely means “beauty marks” in Arabic. Shaima was also the name of the daughter of Halima, who was the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Biblical Girl Names That Start With S
Many names have their roots in the Bible, and you’ll find many great baby girl names starting with S being no exception. Here are some girls’ biblical baby names beginning with S found in the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Bible, from the Old and New Testaments.
31. Salome. Salome is an Aramaic name related to the Hebrew word shalom, which means “peace.” In the New Testament, Salome was the daughter of Herodias and famous for her Dance of the Seven Veils, although there is another Salome, a woman who discovered Jesus’s tomb was empty. Salome was used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation, and while it’s rare among English speakers, it’s a popular name in the country of Georgia.
32. Sapphira. This beautiful name comes from the Greek word meaning “sapphire,” but Sapphira was a character in Acts in the New Testament.
33. Sarai. Sarai means “my princess” in Hebrew and was the name for Sarah in the Old Testament before it was changed by God.
34. Sherah. This is the name of the daughter of Ephraim in the Old Testament and means “kinswoman” in Hebrew.
35. Susanna. Susanna is the Greek name for the Hebrew name Shoshannah, coming from the words shoshan, meaning “lily.” The name Susanna appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament with different characters with this name.
36. Shiloh. This Old Testament name refers to a place and may mean “tranquil” in Hebrew. It’s a unisex name today, but Shiloh really soared into the spotlight with Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s child.
37. Shiphrah. Shiphrah means “beautiful” in Hebrew and appeared in the Old Testament for a midwife who disobeys the pharaoh.
38. Shulammite. This name comes from the Hebrew word for “peace” and appears in the Song of Songs in the Old Testament.
39. Syntyche. This Ancient Greek name comes from the word syntychia, meaning “occurrence” or “event.” Syntyche appears in the New Testament in Paul’s epistle to the Philippians.
40. Selah. Selah appears many times in the Old Testament’s book of Psalms and is a Hebrew musical term that could indicate a musical pause.
Cool Girl Names That Start With S
From cool-sounding names, Greek mythology baby names, and names used by cool people, check out these cool girl names starting with S.
51. Sabina. Sabina is the feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman name relating to the Sabine people, an ancient group of people living in central Italy before the Romans. Sabine women were supposed to help make peace between the Romans and Sabines, and it’s a name borne by many saints.
52. Sacagawea. A cool indigenous American name that either means “bird woman” in Hidatsa or “boat puller” in the Shoshone language.
53. Shonda. Some say Shonda is likely a name that’s been invented as a combination of Shawna and Rhonda, while others say it has a root in Old French meaning “stone.” However, thanks to American screenwriter and producer Shonda Rhimes, this is a name that’s high up in the ranks of cool.
54. Sappho. This Greek name has its root in the Greek word sappheiros, meaning “sapphire.” It was made famous by the seventh-century poet from Lesbos.
55. Savannah. Savannah came from the Taino word zabana, meaning a “large grassy plain.” It became used in America as a given name in the nineteenth century.
56. Semele. In Greek mythology, Semele was beloved of Zeus, and was the mother of the god Dionysus. The meaning of the name is unknown, but may come from Phrygia, a region in modern-day Turkey.
57. September. Although the name actually means “seventh month” in Latin, it refers to the ninth month. (Fun fact: It was originally the seventh month in the Roman year). If your little girl is due in September, this could be a cute name.
58. Sevan. This Armenian name comes from the largest lake in Armenia, but it may come from the Uratian word suinia meaning “lake.”
59. Shqipe. Shqipe means “eagle” in modern Albanian, but it could also mean “Albanian” in old Albanian or “to say clearly.”
60. Sumati. Sumati means “wise” and “good mind” in Sanskrit. Sumati featured in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata as the second wife of King Sagara.
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Beautiful Girl Names That Start With S
Girl names with S can be very beautiful. Some have beautiful meanings, beautiful spellings, or just sound lovely rolling off the tongue. Have a look at these gorgeous names from around the world.
71. Sabrina. Sabrina comes from Habren, the Welsh name for the River Severn. Also, Sabrina was the name of a princess, according to medieval chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, and the river was named after her. It’s a name that became especially popular thanks to pop culture. Some popular examples include: Samuel A. Taylor’s play Sabrina Fair, which became the movie Sabrina in the 1950s, and teen drama Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
72. Saraswati. Saraswati means “possessing water” in Sanskrit and was also the name of a Hindu river goddess associated with learning and the arts.
73. Selene. This name means “moon” in Greek and was the name of the goddess of the moon in Greek mythology.
74. Shahrzad. Coming from the Persian elements shahr, meaning “city” and azad, meaning “free,” Shahrzad means “free city.” This beautiful name was made famous by The 1001 Nights, as Shahrzad, sometimes written as Shahrazad or Scheherazade in the English transliteration of the Persian, was the title character who told her husband a story every night for 1001 nights.
75. Shiori. This gender-neutral Japanese name can mean different things depending on the Kanji script used. Shi means poem and can be combined with ori, meaning “weave.” It could also mean Shiori meaning either “bookmark”—which is more common for feminine names—or “lithe” or “bending” mostly for masculine names.
76. Simone. This French feminine form of Simon is a chic and elegant name. French writer, feminist, and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir is a famous person with this name.
77. Sunniva. Sunniva comes from the Old English name Sunngifu, meaning “sun gift.”
78. Sayuri. You may have heard the name Sayuri, the beautiful heroine, in Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha. The name in Japanese means “small” and “lily.”
79. Sophronia. This lovely literary name comes from Late Greek as the feminine form of Sophronius, meaning “self-controlled” and “sensible.” Poet Torquato Tasso featured this name in his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered.
80. Soraya. This is the Persian form of Thurayya, which means “the Pleiades” in Arabic. Soraya was also the name of Princess Soraya, the wife of the last Shah of Iran.
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Cute and Pretty Girl Names That Start With S
Looking for pretty and cute S girl names? These names draw inspiration from mythology, flower names for girls, diminutives, or other names.
91. Sadb. This name quite literally means “sweet,” coming from the Old Irish word swādu. Sadb was a common name in medieval Ireland, and also appeared in Irish mythology, where Sadb was a woman who transformed into a deer.
92. Saffron. You can trace the name Saffron over to the Middle East. It most likely comes from the Persian word meaning “gold leaves.” Saffron is the name of the spice that comes from the stem of the crocus flower. It’s a girls’ name today, and actress Saffron Burrows is one public figure with this name.
93. Sakura. Sakura conjures up images of beautiful pink blossoms, and there is a reason for that. Sakura in Japanese means “cherry blossom.” It’s a very popular name in Japan, with a few famous figures with this name, like J-Pop stars Sakura Miyawaki and Sakura Oda. It’s a pretty and cute choice, especially if you or your partner have Japanese roots.
94. Sarolta. Pronounced “Shaw-rol-taw,” this Hungarian name can either be a form of Charlotte, or comes from the Old Hungarian name Saroldu, a name of probably Turkic origin meaning “white weasel” or “ermine.”
95. Shania. Shania became famous thanks to country singer Shania Twain, who picked this as her stage name. Apparently, she chose the name based on the Ojibwe phrase which means “on my way.”
96. Shelby. This is a gender-neutral name coming from an English surname. It was mostly a masculine name until it was used by the main character in the 1935 movie The Woman in Red, and again, appearing with Julia Roberts’s character’s name in Steel Magnolias.
97. Shirley. Shirley was a surname with its roots in a place. It meant “bright clearing” in Old English. It’s used for both boys and girls, but it’s mostly known as a girls’ name. It was the name of the main character in Charlotte Brontë’s Shirley, and child actress Shirley Temple also helped make this name become popular.
98. Shelley. Coming from a place meaning “clearing on a bank” in Old English, Shelley became an English surname. It became a girls’ name after the 1940s. Actress Shelley Duval is a famous example of this name.
99. Sirje. This Estonian name likely comes from the word sinisirje, meaning “blue feathered.” The word is associated with a magical bird in Estonian epic Kalevipoeg, by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald. However, as a name it was only used since the 1920s. It also featured in the opera Tasuleegid by Eugen Kapp.
100. Sunshine. If your little girl brings sunshine into your life, you may want to consider this lovely name. It comes from the Old English words sunne, meaning “sun” and scinan, meaning “shine.”
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Common Girl Names That Start With S
Some names are classics and commonly found for a reason. If you haven’t found a popular name in the top 10 list, maybe one of these common baby names that start with S for a girl will do the trick.
111. Sam. This one-syllable girl name is usually the shortened form of Samantha. It can also be used for boys as a short form of Samuel or Samson. Famous Sams include director Sam Taylor-Johnson and singer Sam Brown.
112. Sally. Although Sally is a name in its own right, it began life as a diminutive of Sarah.
113. Sandra. Sandra is actually a short form of Alessandra and is most likely to have become a name known to the English-speaking world when George Meredith used it as the name of his heroine in the novel Emilia in England. Actress Sandra Bullock is a famous example of the name.
114. Serena. This Late Latin name comes from the Latin word serenus, meaning “clear,” “tranquil,” or “serene.” It featured in Edmund Spenser’s poem The Faerie Queene and was one the names of the main characters in the TV show Gossip Girl, but perhaps it’s most famous for tennis player Serena Williams.
115. Shannon. Shannon comes from the name of the longest river in Ireland, River Shannon. Some also say it could come from the name Sionann, a figure from Irish mythology. As a name, it’s probably known for the actresses Shannon Elizabeth and Shannon Doherty.
116. Sharon. Sharon comes from the Hebrew word meaning “plain,” referring to the fertile plain near the Israeli coast. It’s also the name of a flowering plant, known as the rose of Sharon. Actresses Sharon Stone and Sharon Tate, and reality TV personality Sharon Osbourne, are famous examples of this name.
117. Stephanie. Stephanie is the feminine form of Stephen, which has roots in the Greek words for “crown” and “wealth.”
118. Silvia. This is the feminine form of Silivius, and can be spelled in different ways, with Sylvia being another popular spelling. It was most likely introduced to England by Shakespeare in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Poet and writer Sylvia Plath is one of the famous bearers of this name.
119. Stacy. Stacy is a diminutive of Anastasia, but it could also come from Stace, a medieval form of Eustace. It is mostly a feminine name since the 1950s, and can be spelled in different ways, like Stacey or Staci.
120. Susan. Susan is the English variant of Susanna and the most common spelling since the eighteenth century. Famous Susans include actress Susan Sarandon and writer Susan Sontag.
Powerful Girl Names That Start With S
You can find many powerful S names for girls in ancient Greece, Ireland, Germany, India and Inuit mythology. Have a look at these powerful names.
131. Salvatrice. Salvatrice is an Italian name that comes from Salvatrix, the feminine form of Salvador.
132. Saoirse. This Irish name means “freedom” in Irish Gaelic and was first used as a given name in the twentieth century. Actress Saoirse Ronan is a lovely example of this name.
133. Saskia. Saskia comes from the Germanic elements sahs, meaning “Saxon,” a Germanic tribe that got its name from the word “knife”. It’s mostly used in Germany and the Netherlands. Dutch painter Rembrandt’s wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, shared this powerful name.
134. Savitri. This name means “relating to the sun” in Sanskrit. It is also the name of a hymn dedicated to the Hindu sun god, Savitr, but his daughter also bears this name. Other characters in Hindu mythology, like the wife of King Satyavan in the Maharabharata, also have this name.
135. Scáthach. This name means “shadowy” in Irish and features in Irish legend. Scáthach was the name of a warrior woman who instructed the hero Cúchulainn in the arts of war.
136. Scout. Scout comes from the English word meaning “one who gathers information covertly.” This name featured in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
137. Sedna. This name comes from Inuit mythology, and although its meaning is unknown, Sedna was the Inuit goddess of the sea, sea animals, and the underworld.
138. Semiramis. Semiramis is a Greek form of the ancient Assyrian name Shammuramat, meaning “high heaven.” In Greek and Armenian sources, Semiramis was an Assyrian queen who conquered much of Asia, and although the tales are presented in legend, it’s possible she may have been based on a real Assyrian queen. It’s certainly a powerful name!
139. Shakti. Shakti means “power” in Sanskrit, and in Hinduism, the word shakti refers to the female counterpart of a god. Shakti as a name is the female counterpart of the god Shiva.
140. Sibyl. This name comes from the Greek word Sibylla, meaning “prophetess.” In Greek legend, the sibyls were female prophets who were based in different holy sites of the ancient world. Even Christian theologists believed they had divine knowledge and considered them on par with the Old Testament prophets. The name came to England with the Normans but was revived in the nineteenth century with Benjamin Disraeli’s novel Sybil.
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