Popular and traditional American names that start with “S”, with meanings and origin. 113 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacagawea | Bird woman; The Shoshone guide | 👧 Girl | Native American |
| Sadie | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sally | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Salomon | Peaceful (Solomon) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Salvador | Saviour | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Sam | Heard by God (Samuel); Listener (Samantha) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sammy | Heard by God (Samuel) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Samson | Sun; Man of the sun | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Sandi | Defender of mankind (Alexandra) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sandy | Defender of mankind | 👧 Girl | English |
| Santos | Saints | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Sarahi | Princess (Sarai) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Sarai | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Saul | Asked for; Prayed for | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Savanna | Treeless plain | 👧 Girl | English |
| Savannah | Treeless plain | 👧 Girl | English |
| Scarlett | Scarlet; Bright red | 👧 Girl | English |
| Scott | Scotsman | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Scotty | Scotsman | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Seán | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Segundo | Second | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Selena | Moon | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Selene | Moon | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Selina | Moon; Heaven | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Selvin | Friend of the manor | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Sequoyah | The Cherokee scholar who created the Cherokee syllabary | 👦 Boy | Native American |
| Serafin | Burning one; Seraph | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Serenity | Calm; Peaceful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Servando | Servant; Saviour | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Seth | Appointed; Placed | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Shai | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | Hebrew |
| Shana | God is gracious; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shane | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Shanna | Old; Wise | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shannon | Old; Wise; The River Shannon | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Shari | Princess (Sharon) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shaun | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Shauna | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Shawn | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Shawna | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Shay | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | Hebrew |
| Shayla | Fairy palace | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Shayna | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Yiddish |
| Shea | Hawk-like; Stately | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Sheena | God is gracious (Jane) | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Sheila | Blind (Celia) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Shelby | Willow farm | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sheldon | Steep valley | 👦 Boy | English |
| Shelia | Blind (Celia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shelley | Meadow on a ledge | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shelly | Meadow on a ledge; Mine | 👧 Girl | English, Hebrew |
| Sheri | Darling; Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sherman | Shearer | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sherri | Darling; Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sherrie | Darling; Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sherry | Darling; Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sheryl | Darling; Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shira | Song | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Shirley | Bright meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shmuel | God has heard (Samuel) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Sid | Wide island (Sidney); Lord | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sidney | Wide island | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sierra | Mountain range | 👧 Girl | English |
| Siku | Ice | 🧒 Unisex | Inuit |
| Silverio | Of the forest | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Silvestre | Of the forest | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Sindy | Moon (Cynthia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sky | Sky | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Skye | Isle of Skye | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Skylar | Scholar | 👧 Girl | English |
| Skyler | Scholar; Sheltering | 👦 Boy | English |
| Socorro | Help; Succour (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Sofia | Wisdom (София) | 👧 Girl | Greek, International, Spanish |
| Sol | Sun | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Solomon | Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Sonia | Wisdom (Sofia) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Sonny | Son; Boy | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sophia | Wisdom (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek, Portuguese |
| Spencer | Steward; Dispenser | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stacey | Resurrection (Anastasia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Staci | Resurrection (Anastasia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stacie | Resurrection (Anastasia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stacy | Resurrection (Anastasia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stan | Stone clearing (Stanley); Glory (Stanislav) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stanley | Stone clearing | 👦 Boy | English |
| Star | Star | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stefany | Crown | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Steph | Crown (Stephen, Stephanie) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Stephanie | Crown | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stephany | Crown | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Sterling | Little star; Genuine | 👦 Boy | English |
| Steve | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Steven | Crown | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stevie | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stewart | Steward | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Stuart | Steward | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Sue | Lily (Susan) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Summer | Summer | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sunny | Sunny; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sunshine | Sunshine | 👧 Girl | English |
| Susan | Lily | 👧 Girl | English |
| Susana | Lily | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Susie | Lily (Susan) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Susy | Lily (Susana) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Suzie | Lily (Suzanne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Suzy | Lily (Suzanne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sydney | Wide island | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sylvester | Of the forest | 👦 Boy | Latin |