Girl Names That Start With S

These are the 129 girl names that start with S, have reached the top 500 as a girl's name at some point since 1880, and still go to girls rather than boys today. Ranked by the number of girls given each name in 2025, most common first.

All 129 names

1. Sophia #5 12,561
2. Sofia #9 8,252
3. Scarlett #32 5,644
4. Sadie #50 4,168
5. Stella #52 4,136
6. Sophie #55 3,984
7. Sarah #90 2,710
8. Sienna #94 2,659
9. Scottie #126 2,228
10. Serenity #129 2,209
11. Savannah #135 2,141
12. Sloane #141 2,077
13. Samantha #151 1,973
14. Summer #151 1,973
15. Sage #160 1,853
16. Skylar #167 1,818
17. Sutton #181 1,697
18. Sara #198 1,568
19. Stevie #203 1,496
20. Selah #216 1,416
21. Saylor #217 1,415
22. Selena #268 1,170
23. Shiloh #281 1,098
24. Sylvie #282 1,096
25. Sawyer #290 1,056
26. Sylvia #300 1,017
27. Samara #320 957
28. Sabrina #321 956
29. Serena #325 942
30. Sydney #348 873
31. Sunny #389 798
32. Sarai #424 733
33. Salem #435 711
34. Saige #480 640
35. Solana #495 599
36. Scarlet #509 581
37. Skye #529 569
38. Stephanie #557 543
39. Sierra #614 476
40. Shelby #649 444
41. Skyler #670 422
42. Sasha #683 414
43. Simone #995 254
44. Savanna #1085 222
45. Susan #1085 222
46. Sally #1150 201
47. Susanna #1173 197
48. Sandra #1207 188
49. Silvia #1235 182
50. Sharon #1250 179
51. Selina #1272 176
52. Sonia #1299 171
53. Sybil #1423 152
54. Shirley #1581 133
55. Stacy #1652 125
56. Shayla #1777 113
57. Sidney #1872 105
58. Susie #1911 101
59. Sonya #1927 100
60. Sade #2051 92
61. Susana #2239 82
62. Shaina #2387 75
63. Shannon #2387 75
64. Suzanne #2387 75
65. Saniya #2438 73
66. Shayna #2458 72
67. Sherlyn #2458 72
68. Shania #2514 70
69. Sheila #2645 65
70. Selma #2778 61
71. Stephany #2895 58
72. Sandy #2998 55
73. Stacey #3067 53
74. Sena #3130 51
75. Sonja #3903 37
76. Salina #4067 35
77. Sallie #4265 33
78. Shyanne #4661 29
79. Suzette #4661 29
80. Sommer #4878 27
81. Shana #5099 25
82. Sherry #5410 23
83. Sibyl #5410 23
84. Savanah #5722 21
85. Shelly #5722 21
86. Sina #6325 18
87. Sheena #7885 13
88. Shelbi #7885 13
89. Shelley #7885 13
90. Sheryl #7885 13
91. Sherri #8362 12
92. Stefanie #8362 12
93. Shauna #8860 11
94. Sue #8860 11
95. Sharlene #10107 9
96. Shawna #10107 9
97. Shantel #10917 8
98. Shari #10917 8
99. Signe #10917 8
100. Susanne #10917 8
101. Shanice #11932 7
102. Shanna #11932 7
103. Sondra #11932 7
104. Stacie #11932 7
105. Sadye #13208 6
106. Sheri #13208 6
107. Sophronia #13208 6
108. Sherrie #14942 5
109. Saundra
110. Shameka
111. Shanda
112. Shanika
113. Shaniqua
114. Sharron
115. Sharyn
116. Shelba
117. Shelia
118. Shelli
119. Shellie
120. Shelva
121. Sheree
122. Sherrill
123. Shirlee
124. Shonda
125. Staci
126. Stephani
127. Sudie
128. Suzan
129. Syble

Also starting with S, and now given almost only to boys: Shawn

Girl names that start with S in the 2025 data

S is the fourth most common first letter for girls born in 2025: 122,238 of them, 7.6% of every girl in the file. It held fourth place a decade ago too, and its share has barely moved: 7.6% then, 7.6% now.

This list holds the 129 of those names that reached the top 500 as a girl's name at some point since 1880 and are still given to girls rather than boys. The most common today is Sophia, #5 with 12,561 girls in 2025. 8 of the 129 are in this year's top 100, and 108 appear in the 2025 file at all — which takes at least five births, the point below which a name is left out. Shawn is left out: it reached the top 500 among girls at some point, but fewer than one in ten children given it over the last ten years was a girl. Together they account for 88,443 of those 122,238 girls — the remainder go to names that have never reached the top 500, each given to a handful of children.

The fastest climber among them is Scottie, up from #3,533 in 2015 to #126 in 2025. Sydney has gone the other way, from #122 to #348. The shortest name here is Sue at 3 letters, the longest Stephanie at 9.

Questions about girl names that start with S

What is the most popular girl name that starts with S?

Sophia. 12,561 girls were given the name in 2025, which put it at #5 nationally.

How many girl names start with S?

129 have reached the top 500 as a girl's name and still go to girls today, which is this list. Counting every spelling in the file, 122,238 girls born in 2025 — 7.6% of the total — were given a name starting with S.

Are girl names that start with S getting more popular?

S is holding steady. It was fourth among first letters for girls a decade ago with 7.6% of births, and it is fourth in 2025 with 7.6%.