Popular and traditional Indian boy names that start with “S”, with meanings and origin. 187 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saad | Happiness; Good fortune | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Urdu | — |
| Sabbir | Patient | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Sabir | Patient | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sabyasachi | Ambidextrous; Arjuna | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sachin | Pure; Lord Indra | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sadaqat | Truthfulness; Sincerity | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sadiq | Truthful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Safwan | Clear; Pure rock | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sagar | Ocean | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Kumbh |
| Sahas | Bravery; Courage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sahil | Shore; Guide; Coast | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Kumbh |
| Sai | Divine; Saint (Sai Baba) | 🧒 Unisex | Telugu, Marathi | Kumbh |
| Sai Kiran | Ray of the divine | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Kumbh |
| Saif | Sword | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Saiful | Sword (of Islam) | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Saim | Fasting | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Sajan | Beloved; Dear | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Sajeev | Lively; Full of life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sajid | One who prostrates in prayer | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sajith | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Sajjad | One who prostrates often | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sakib | Shining; Star | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Sakthi | Power; Strength | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sakthivel | Lord Murugan's powerful spear | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Salim | Safe; Sound | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Salman | Safe; Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Samar | War; Battle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sambit | Consciousness | 👦 Boy | Odia | Kumbh |
| Sameer | Gentle breeze (also Arabic: entertaining companion) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri | Kumbh |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese | — |
| Samyak | Right; Proper (the three jewels of Jainism) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sandeep | Lit lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sandip | Lit lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sangay | Buddha; Enlightened one | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Kumbh |
| Sanjay | Victorious; The narrator of the Bhagavad Gita | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanjeet | Always victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanjeev | Life-giving | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi | Kumbh |
| Sanjib | Lively; Full of life | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sanjit | Always victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanjoy | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sanju | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kumbh |
| Sankar | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanket | Signal; Sign | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kumbh |
| Santhosh | Happiness; Contentment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Santosh | Contentment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Santu | Saint; Calm | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kumbh |
| Sanu | Little one; Small | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Sanyam | Self-restraint | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Saqib | Shining; Bright star | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sarabjit | Conqueror of all | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sarmad | Eternal; Everlasting (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Sarthak | Meaningful; Fulfilled | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sarvesh | Lord of all | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sasi | Moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satheesh | Lord of truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sathish | Lord of truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satish | Lord of truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satnam | True name (of God) | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Satvik | Pure; Virtuous | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satya | Truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satyam | Truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Saurabh | Fragrance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Saurav | Divine; Fragrance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sayan | Friend; Evening | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish | — |
| Sehaj | Calm; Peaceful; Spiritual poise | 🧒 Unisex | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sembian | A Chola king | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Senthamizh | Pure Tamil | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Shaan | Pride; Dignity | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shafayet | Intercession | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Shafiq | Compassionate | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shahbaz | Royal falcon (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shahid | Witness; Martyr | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shahzad | Prince (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shahzaib | Royal ornament | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shailendra | King of mountains | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kanya |
| Shailesh | Lord of the mountain (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shaji | Brave | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | — |
| Shakeel | Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shakib | Patient | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Shakir | Thankful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shambhu | Lord Shiva; Abode of joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shameer | Jasmine; Entertaining companion | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shamim | Fragrance | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bengali | — |
| Shamit | Peaceful; Disciplined | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shanavas | Cherisher of the king | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | — |
| Shankar | Lord Shiva; Giver of joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shantanu | Wholesome; A king in the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kanya |
| Sharad | Autumn | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | Kanya |
| Sharan | Refuge; Shelter | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shardul | Tiger | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kanya |
| Sharif | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shashank | The moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada | Kanya |
| Shashi | Moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shatrughan | Destroyer of enemies; Brother of Rama | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kanya |
| Shaurya | Bravery; Valour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shayan | Worthy; Deserving (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sheharyar | King; Ruler (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shehroz | Victorious; King of the day | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shekhar | Peak; Crest | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shibu | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kanya |
| Shihab | Shooting star; Flame | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shiju | Gentle; Calm | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | — |
| Shiraz | A city in Iran; Lion-like | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shirshendu | Moon on the head (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Shiv | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shiva | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shivaji | Lord Shiva; The Maratha king Shivaji | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kanya |
| Shivam | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shivansh | Part of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shlok | Verse; Hymn | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shoaib | Prophet Shu'ayb | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shoriful | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Shoukath | Majesty; Grandeur | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | — |
| Shreyans | The best; The 11th Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shreyansh | Part of fame and wealth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |