Boy names that start with S
These 301 S boy names run from Saad to Szymon, each with its meaning and origin. The most popular in the US in 2025 were Sebastian, Samuel and Santiago.
Shohei
Soar and peace (depends on characters) (Japanese). No. 8,813 in the US in 2025, 9 babies.
BoyJapanese
From Saint-Clair (French). No. 6,400 in the US in 2025, 14 babies. Given to both: 67% girls.
BoyEnglish
Shigeru
To flourish (Japanese)
BoyJapanese
Sorley
Summer traveler (Old Norse)
BoyScottish
Suhyeon
Outstanding and virtuous (depends on hanja) (Korean)
UnisexKorean
Woodcutter (English). No. 122 in the US in 2025, 2,941 babies. Given to both: 26% girls.
BoyEnglish
Sanjay
Triumphant, victorious (Sanskrit). No. 5,012 in the US in 2025, 20 babies.
BoyIndian
Surya
The sun god (Sanskrit). No. 2,750 in the US in 2025, 47 babies. Given to both: 11% girls.
BoyIndian
Shem
Name, renown (Hebrew). No. 8,147 in the US in 2025, 10 babies.
BoyHebrew
Slava
Glory, short form of names ending in -slav (Slavic)
UnisexRussian
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Most popular boy names starting with S in 2025
Ranked by the number of US babies given each name. Each spelling is counted on its own.
| US rank | Name | Babies | 10-year trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 | Sebastian | 8,605 | Rising | man of sebaste, venerable |
| #18 | Samuel | 8,334 | Steady | name of God |
| #26 | Santiago | 7,554 | Rising | Saint James |
| #71 | Silas | 4,639 | Rising | probably short for Silvanus, of the woods |
| #122 | Sawyer | 2,941 | Steady | woodcutter |
| #136 | Stetson | 2,662 | Rising | from a surname meaning Stithweard's town |
| #230 | Simon | 1,529 | Steady | he has heard |
| #246 | Shepherd | 1,408 | Rising | from a surname meaning sheep herder |
| #267 | Saint | 1,286 | Rising | from the English word saint, from Latin holy |
| #271 | Steven | 1,261 | Falling | medieval English variant of Stephen, crown |
| #278 | Shiloh | 1,220 | Rising | from a biblical place name, possibly tranquil |
| #298 | Sonny | 1,137 | Rising | son |
| #314 | Sullivan | 1,083 | Steady | – |
| #332 | Sutton | 1,018 | Rising | south town |
| #346 | Sterling | 944 | Steady | – |
| #353 | Santino | 934 | Rising | little saint |
| #360 | Spencer | 908 | Steady | steward, dispenser |
| #383 | Stephen | 829 | Steady | crown, garland |
| #422 | Solomon | 767 | Steady | peace |
| #440 | Sylas | 717 | Steady | – |
| #441 | Sergio | 714 | Steady | – |
| #456 | Sage | 684 | Steady | wise one |
| #464 | Soren | 665 | Steady | stern |
| #477 | Samson | 639 | Steady | sun |
| #489 | Sean | 616 | Falling | God is gracious |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 2025. Trend compares the rank with ten years earlier.
S names by the numbers
How many US babies get a name starting with S, counted from Social Security records of names given to at least 5 babies.
Boys
- Share of boys, 2025
- 4.8%
- Place among 26 letters
- 10th
- Different S names
- 894
- In the top 1,000
- 47
Share of boys with an S name: 4.3% in 1950, 4.5% in 2000, and 4.8% in 2025.
S boy names used in many cultures
Names our database lists in the most languages and countries, easy to spell and say in several of them.
- Samuelname of God (Hebrew)
- Simonhe has heard (Hebrew)
- Sebastianman of sebaste, venerable (Greek)
- SantiagoSaint James (Spanish)
- Severinstern, strict (Latin)
- Silvesterwooded, wild (Latin)
- Stefancrown, garland (Greek)
- Stormtempest (Old English)
- Svenboy, young man (Old Norse)
- Sylvesterwooded, wild (Latin)
- Saeedhappy, fortunate (Arabic)
- Salvadorthe savior (Latin)
- Samsonsun (Hebrew)
- Sandydefender of men (Greek)
- Sashadefender of men (Greek)
- Saulasked for, prayed for (Hebrew)
- Scottfrom Scotland (English)
- SeanGod is gracious (Hebrew)
Where these names come from
- Hebrew: 51
- Greek: 41
- Arabic: 30
- Japanese: 25
- Latin: 23
- Sanskrit: 22
- Korean: 21
- Old Norse: 17
All 301 boy names that start with S
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saad | good fortune, luck | Arabic | Boy |
| Saar | storm | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sabah | morning | Arabic | Unisex |
| Sabir | patient, enduring | Arabic | Boy |
| Sabry | patient | Arabic | Boy |
| Saburo | third son | Japanese | Boy |
| Sacha | defender of men | Greek | Boy |
| Sachairi | God remembers | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sadiq | true, sincere | Arabic | Boy |
| Saeed | happy, fortunate | Arabic | Boy |
| Safa | pure | Arabic | Unisex |
| Sagar | ocean | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Sage | wise one | Latin | Unisex |
| Sagi | elevated, sublime | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sahil | coast, shore | Arabic | Boy |
| Sailor | one who sails the sea | English | Unisex |
| Saint | from the English word saint, from Latin holy | English | Boy |
| Sajjad | one who prays | Arabic | Boy |
| Saku | new moon | Japanese | Boy |
| Salah ad-Din | righteousness of the faith | Arabic | Boy |
| Salem | peace | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Salih | righteous, virtuous | Arabic | Boy |
| Salim | safe, sound | Arabic | Boy |
| Salvador | the savior | Latin | Boy |
| Salvatore | the savior | Latin | Boy |
| Sameer | breeze, wind | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Sameh | forgiving, kind | Arabic | Boy |
| Sami | elevated, sublime | Arabic | Boy |
| Samir | companion in evening talk | Arabic | Boy |
| Samson | sun | Hebrew | Boy |
| Samudra | ocean | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Samuel | name of God | Hebrew | Boy |
| Şan | fame, glory | Turkish | Unisex |
| Sancho | holy | Latin | Boy |
| Sander | defender of men | Greek | Boy |
| Sandip | burning brightly, kindled | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Sandro | defender of men | Greek | Boy |
| Sandy | defender of men | Greek | Boy |
| Sangcheol | esteem and wise (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Sanghun | esteemed merit (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Sangmin | esteemed and clever (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Sanjay | triumphant, victorious | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Santi | pet form of Santiago | Spanish | Boy |
| Santiago | Saint James | Spanish | Boy |
| Santino | little saint | Italian | Boy |
| Sascha | defender of men | Greek | Boy |
| Sasha | defender of men | Greek | Unisex |
| Sasson | joy, gladness | Hebrew | Boy |
| Satoru | enlightenment (depends on kanji) | Japanese | Boy |
| Satoshi | wise, quick-witted (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Saturnino | of Saturn | Latin | Boy |
| Satya | truth | Sanskrit | Unisex |
| Saul | asked for, prayed for | Hebrew | Boy |
| Saúl | asked for, prayed for | Hebrew | Boy |
| Savaş | war, battle | Turkish | Boy |
| Saverio | new house | Basque | Boy |
| Sawyer | woodcutter | English | Unisex |
| Sawyer | woodcutter | English | Boy |
| Sayed | lord, master | Arabic | Boy |
| Sayf ad-Din | sword of the faith | Arabic | Boy |
| Scott | from Scotland | English | Boy |
| Scout | lookout, explorer | Old French | Unisex |
| Seamus | supplanter, holder of the heel | Hebrew | Boy |
| Séamus | supplanter, holder of the heel | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sean | God is gracious | Hebrew | Boy |
| Seán | God is gracious | Hebrew | Boy |
| Seanán | little old one | Irish Gaelic | Boy |
| Séarlas | free man | Germanic | Boy |
| Seba | pet form of Sebastián | Spanish | Boy |
| Sebastiaan | man of sebaste, venerable | Greek | Boy |
| Sebastian | man of sebaste, venerable | Greek | Boy |
| Sebastián | man of sebaste, venerable | Greek | Boy |
| Sebastiano | from Sebaste, the venerable city | Greek | Boy |
| Sebastião | venerable | Greek | Boy |
| Sébastien | man of sebaste, venerable | Greek | Boy |
| Segundo | second | Latin | Boy |
| Seif | sword | Arabic | Boy |
| Sejin | treasure of the world (depends on hanja) | Korean | Unisex |
| Selim | safe, sound | Arabic | Boy |
| Sem | name, renown | Hebrew | Boy |
| Semyon | he has heard | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sender | defending men | Yiddish | Boy |
| Senya | short form of Arseny, manly, or Semyon, he has heard | Greek | Boy |
| Seoc | God is gracious | Hebrew | Boy |
| Seoirse | farmer | Greek | Boy |
| Seojin | auspicious treasure (depends on hanja) | Korean | Unisex |
| Seojun | auspicious and talented (depends on characters) | Korean | Boy |
| Seokjin | great treasure (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seonggi | accomplish and foundation (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seongho | accomplished and great (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seonghun | accomplished merit (depends on characters) | Korean | Boy |
| Seonghyeon | accomplish and virtuous (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seongjin | accomplish and true (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seongmin | accomplished and clever (depends on characters) | Korean | Boy |
| Seongsu | accomplish and outstanding (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seòras | farmer | Greek | Boy |
| Seòsaidh | he will add | Hebrew | Boy |
| Seosamh | he will add | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sepehr | sky, heaven | Persian | Boy |
| Sepp | he will add | Hebrew | Boy |
| Septimus | seventh | Latin | Boy |
| Serafim | the burning ones, from the seraphim | Hebrew | Boy |
| Serafino | fiery ones | Hebrew | Boy |
| Séraphin | fiery ones | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sergei | from the Roman family name Sergius | Latin | Boy |
| Serkan | leader, chief | Turkish | Boy |
| Seth | placed, appointed | Hebrew | Boy |
| Settimio | seventh | Latin | Boy |
| Seumas | supplanter, holder of the heel | Hebrew | Boy |
| Seungchan | carrying on brilliance (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seunghyeon | carrying on virtue (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seungjun | carrying on talent (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seungu | victory, of the universe (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Seva | short form of Vsevolod, rules over all | Slavic | Boy |
| Severin | stern, strict | Latin | Boy |
| Severino | stern | Latin | Boy |
| Severo | stern, serious | Latin | Boy |
| Shabtai | of the Sabbath | Hebrew | Boy |
| Shachar | dawn | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Shady | singer | Arabic | Boy |
| Shahin | a falcon | Persian | Boy |
| Shahram | King Ram | Persian | Boy |
| Shahriyar | lord, sovereign | Persian | Boy |
| Shahrokh | royal face | Persian | Boy |
| Shahzad | prince, son of the king | Persian | Boy |
| Shai | gift, present | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Shaked | almond tree | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Shakti | power | Sanskrit | Unisex |
| Shalev | calm, tranquil | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Shalom | peace | Hebrew | Boy |
| Shams | sun | Arabic | Unisex |
| Shams ad-Din | sun of the faith | Arabic | Boy |
| Shamsuddin | sun of the faith | Arabic | Boy |
| Shane | God is gracious | Hebrew | Boy |
| Shannon | from Ireland's longest river | Irish Gaelic | Unisex |
| Shapur | son of the king | Middle Persian | Boy |
| Sharad | autumn | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Shashank | the moon, literally hare-marked | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Shashi | moon | Sanskrit | Unisex |
| Shaul | asked for, prayed for | Hebrew | Boy |
| Shaurya | valor, heroism | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Shawky | longing, desirous | Arabic | Boy |
| Shayan | worthy, deserving | Persian | Boy |
| Sheldon | valley with steep sides | Old English | Boy |
| Shem | name, renown | Hebrew | Boy |
| Shem Tov | good name | Hebrew | Boy |
| Shenouda | son of God | Coptic | Boy |
| Shepherd | from a surname meaning sheep herder | English | Boy |
| Sher | lion | Persian | Boy |
| Sheraga | light, candle | Aramaic | Boy |
| Sherif | noble, eminent | Arabic | Boy |
| Sherman | cloth shearer | Old English | Boy |
| Shichiro | seventh son | Japanese | Boy |
| Shigeru | to flourish | Japanese | Boy |
| Shihab | shooting star | Arabic | Boy |
| Shiloh | from a biblical place name, possibly tranquil | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Shimon | he has heard | Hebrew | Boy |
| Shin | truth; trust (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shingen | trust and mystery | Japanese | Boy |
| Shingo | prudent, careful (depends on kanji) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shinichi | genuine first son (depends on kanji) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shinji | genuine and officer, or true second son (depends on kanji) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shinobu | endurance | Japanese | Unisex |
| Shintaro | careful eldest son (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shion | aster flower | Japanese | Unisex |
| Shirley | bright clearing | Old English | Unisex |
| Shiro | fourth son | Japanese | Boy |
| Shiva | auspicious, benevolent | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Shlomo | peaceful, from shalom | Hebrew | Boy |
| Shmaya | heard by God | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sho | to soar, fly (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shohei | soar and peace (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shota | soar and big (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shug | mind, heart | Germanic | Boy |
| Shujaa | hero, champion | Swahili | Boy |
| Shun | swift horse (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shunsuke | talented helper (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Shura | defender, protector | Greek | Unisex |
| Shyama | dark, black or blue | Sanskrit | Unisex |
| Shyamal | dark, dusky | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Siavash | possessing black horses | Persian | Boy |
| Sibusiso | a blessing | Zulu | Boy |
| Siddharth | one who has achieved his goal | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Sidney | wide island | Old English | Unisex |
| Siegfried | victory and peace | Germanic | Boy |
| Siegmund | victory and protection | Germanic | Boy |
| Siem | he has heard | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sigbert | victory and bright | Old English | Boy |
| Sigmund | victory protection | Old Norse | Boy |
| Sigtrygg | true victory | Old Norse | Boy |
| Sigurd | victory guardian | Old Norse | Boy |
| Silas | probably short for Silvanus, of the woods | Latin | Boy |
| Silvano | of the woods | Latin | Boy |
| Silvanus | of the woods | Latin | Boy |
| Silvester | wooded, wild | Latin | Boy |
| Silvestre | of the forest | Latin | Boy |
| Silvestro | wooded, wild | Latin | Boy |
| Silvio | of the forest | Latin | Boy |
| Siman Tov | good sign | Hebrew | Boy |
| Simão | he has heard | Hebrew | Boy |
| Simba | lion | Swahili | Boy |
| Simbarashe | power of God | Shona | Boy |
| Simcha | joy | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Simon | he has heard | Hebrew | Boy |
| Simón | he has heard | Hebrew | Boy |
| Simone | he has heard | Hebrew | Boy |
| Simran | remembrance | Punjabi | Unisex |
| Sinan | spearhead | Arabic | Boy |
| Sinclair | from Saint-Clair | French | Boy |
| Siôn | God is gracious | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sipho | a gift | Zulu | Boy |
| Siraj | lamp, light | Arabic | Boy |
| Sirius | burning, scorching | Greek | Boy |
| Siu | timely rain (depends on hanja) | Korean | Boy |
| Sizwe | nation | Zulu | Boy |
| Sky | the sky | Old Norse | Unisex |
| Skyler | a scholar | Dutch | Unisex |
| Slava | glory, short form of names ending in -slav | Slavic | Unisex |
| Sławomir | glory and peace | Slavic | Boy |
| Snorri | onslaught, attack | Old Norse | Boy |
| Sobhy | of the morning | Arabic | Boy |
| Sofoklis | glory of wisdom | Greek | Boy |
| Sofronio | self-controlled, sensible | Greek | Boy |
| Sohrab | red water | Persian | Boy |
| Sokratis | whole, unwounded power | Greek | Boy |
| Solomon | peace | Hebrew | Boy |
| Soma | brisk and true (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Somerled | summer traveler | Old Norse | Boy |
| Somhairle | summer traveler | Old Norse | Boy |
| Somtochukwu | join me in praising God | Igbo | Unisex |
| Sonny | son | English | Boy |
| Sora | the sky (depends on characters) | Japanese | Unisex |
| Soren | stern | Latin | Boy |
| Søren | stern | Latin | Boy |
| Sorley | summer traveler | Old Norse | Boy |
| Soroush | obedience | Avestan | Boy |
| Sota | brisk and big (depends on characters) | Japanese | Boy |
| Sotirios | savior, deliverer | Greek | Boy |
| Sotiris | savior, deliverer | Greek | Boy |
| Spencer | steward, dispenser | Old French | Boy |
| Spencer | steward, dispenser | Old French | Unisex |
| Stanislav | becoming glorious | Slavic | Boy |
| Stanisław | becoming glorious | Slavic | Boy |
| Stanley | stone clearing | Old English | Boy |
| Stathis | steadfast, well established | Greek | Boy |
| Stav | autumn | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Stavros | the cross | Greek | Boy |
| Steaphan | crown | Greek | Boy |
| Steenie | crown | Greek | Boy |
| Stefan | crown, garland | Greek | Boy |
| Stefano | crown, garland | Greek | Boy |
| Stefanos | crown, garland | Greek | Boy |
| Steffan | crown, garland | Greek | Boy |
| Steffen | crown, garland | Greek | Boy |
| Steinar | stone warrior | Old Norse | Boy |
| Stelios | a pillar | Greek | Boy |
| Sten | stone | Old Norse | Boy |
| Stepan | crown, wreath | Greek | Boy |
| Stéphane | crown, garland | Greek | Boy |
| Stephen | crown, garland | Greek | Boy |
| Stetson | from a surname meaning Stithweard's town | English | Boy |
| Steven | medieval English variant of Stephen, crown | Greek | Boy |
| Stewart | steward | Old English | Boy |
| Stig | path | Old Norse | Boy |
| Stigand | wanderer | Old Norse | Boy |
| Stiofán | crown | Greek | Boy |
| Stone | stone | Old English | Boy |
| Storm | tempest | Old English | Unisex |
| Stratos | good army | Greek | Boy |
| Stylianos | a pillar | Greek | Boy |
| Styopa | short form of Stepan, crown | Greek | Boy |
| Styrmir | stormy one, from a word meaning to storm | Old Norse | Boy |
| Subaru | the Pleiades | Japanese | Boy |
| Sudhanshu | the moon, literally nectar-rayed | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Suhail | the star Canopus, from a word for smooth | Arabic | Boy |
| Suho | guardian, protector | Korean | Boy |
| Suhyeon | outstanding and virtuous (depends on hanja) | Korean | Unisex |
| Sukhdeep | lamp of happiness | Punjabi | Unisex |
| Sulayman | man of peace | Hebrew | Boy |
| Süleyman | peaceful, man of peace | Hebrew | Boy |
| Sulo | charm, grace | Finnish | Boy |
| Sumarlidi | summer traveler | Old Norse | Boy |
| Sunday | day of the sun | Old English | Unisex |
| Sunil | very dark blue | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Sunny | bright, cheerful | English | Unisex |
| Suraj | sun | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Suresh | lord of the gods | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Surya | the sun god | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Suryakant | beloved of the sun | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Suryansh | part of the sun | Sanskrit | Boy |
| Susumu | to advance | Japanese | Boy |
| Sutton | south town | Old English | Unisex |
| Svein | boy, young man | Old Norse | Boy |
| Sven | boy, young man | Old Norse | Boy |
| Svyatoslav | holy glory | Slavic | Boy |
| Sweyn | boy, young man | Old Norse | Boy |
| Swithun | strong | Old English | Boy |
| Sylvain | of the woods | Latin | Boy |
| Sylvester | wooded, wild | Latin | Boy |
| Szczepan | crown, garland | Greek | Boy |
| Szymon | he has heard | Hebrew | Boy |
Frequently asked questions
What are the most popular boy names that start with S?
The most popular boy names starting with S in the US are Sebastian (#16), Samuel (#18), Santiago (#26), Silas (#71), Sawyer (#122), according to US Social Security Administration data for 2025.
How many boy names start with S?
In 2025, 894 different boy names starting with S were given to at least 5 US babies each, and 47 of them were in the top 1,000. This page lists 301 with their meaning and origin.
How common are boy names that start with S?
4.8% of US boys born in 2025 have a name starting with S, making it the 10th most common first letter. In 1950 it was 4.3%.
Where do boy names starting with S come from?
The most common origins on this list are Hebrew (51), Greek (41), Arabic (30).