Popular and traditional Indian names that start with “S”, with meanings and origin. 322 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid | Witness; Martyr | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shahnaz | Pride of the king (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Bengali | — |
| Shahzad | Prince (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shahzaib | Royal ornament | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shailaja | Daughter of the mountain (Parvati) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| 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 | — |
| Shalini | Modest | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shambhavi | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| 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 |
| Shampa | Lightning | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Kanya |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shanavas | Cherisher of the king | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | — |
| Shanaya | Eminent; First ray of the sun | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shankar | Lord Shiva; Giver of joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shantanu | Wholesome; A king in the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kanya |
| Shanti | Peace | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Kanya |
| Shanzay | Princess; Daughter of a king | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Sharad | Autumn | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | Kanya |
| Sharan | Refuge; Shelter | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shardul | Tiger | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kanya |
| Sharif | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sharmila | Shy; Modest | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Sharmin | Shy; Modest (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Bengali | — |
| Sharvari | Night; Twilight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| 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 | — |
| Shazia | Unique; Rare; Precious | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Sheetal | Cool; Calm | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| 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 |
| Shifa | Healing; Cure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Shihab | Shooting star; Flame | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shiju | Gentle; Calm | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | — |
| Shikha | Flame; Crest | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shila | Rock; Stone | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | — |
| Shilpa | Sculpture; Well-proportioned | 👧 Girl | Kannada | Kanya |
| Shiraz | A city in Iran; Lion-like | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shirin | Sweet (شیرین); The heroine of Shirin Farhad | 👧 Girl | Balochi, Bengali, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian | — |
| Shirshendu | Moon on the head (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Shital | Cool; Calm | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | 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 |
| Shivani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shivansh | Part of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shlok | Verse; Hymn | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shoaib | Prophet Shu'ayb | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shobha | Splendour; Beauty | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shoriful | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Shoukath | Majesty; Grandeur | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | — |
| Shraddha | Faith; Respect | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shravani | Born in the month of Shravan | 👧 Girl | Marathi | Kanya |
| Shreya | Auspicious; Excellence | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali | Kanya |
| Shreyans | The best; The 11th Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shreyansh | Part of fame and wealth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shreyas | Excellence; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Kanya |
| Shrikant | Husband of Lakshmi (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shriya | Prosperity; Goddess Lakshmi | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shruti | Hearing; The Vedas; Musical note | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shubh | Auspicious; Lucky | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shubham | Auspicious; Good | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shubhankar | Auspicious; A name of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Shuvo | Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Shweta | White; Pure | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shwetha | White; Pure | 👧 Girl | Kannada | Kanya |
| Shyam | Dark; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Siddhant | Principle; Doctrine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Siddharth | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Siddhartha | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha's birth name | 👦 Boy | Pali | Kumbh |
| Siddhesh | Lord of accomplishment | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kumbh |
| Siddhi | Achievement | 👧 Girl | Gujarati | Kumbh |
| Siddiq | Truthful; Title of Abu Bakr | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sidra | A tree in the seventh heaven (Sidrat al-Muntaha) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Simon | He has heard (Simon) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Czech | — |
| Simran | Remembrance of God (also Sikh) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Simranjeet | Victory through remembrance of God | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Sindhu | Ocean; The Indus river | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Kumbh |
| Sireesha | A flower (sirisha) | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Kumbh |
| Sita | Furrow; Wife of Lord Rama | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sitara | Star | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Siva | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sivagami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sivakami | Parvati, beloved of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Siya | Sita | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Smita | Smiling | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Smriti | Memory; Remembrance | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Smruti | Memory | 👧 Girl | Odia | Kumbh |
| Sneha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Snehal | Friendly; Loving | 👧 Girl | Marathi | Kumbh |
| Sobia | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Sohaib | Reddish; A companion of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sohail | The star Canopus; Gentle | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Soham | I am that (the divine) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sohan | Handsome; Good-looking | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sohel | Gentle; The star Canopus | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Sohini | Beautiful; A raga | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sohrab | The son of Rostam (سهراب); The son of Rustom | 👦 Boy | Persian | — |
| Soma | Moon; Nectar | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Somnath | Lord of the moon (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sonal | Golden | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sonali | Golden | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sonam | Merit; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Kumbh |
| Soni | Beautiful; Golden | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Kumbh |
| Soniya | Golden; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Kumbh |
| Sonu | Golden; Beautiful | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kumbh |