Popular and traditional Nigerian names that start with “S”, with meanings and origin. 62 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saadatu | Happiness; Good fortune | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Sabiu | Patient | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sade | Honour confers a crown (Folasade) | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Sadeeq | Truthful; Faithful friend | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sadiya | Fortunate; Lucky | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Safiyanu | Pure (Sufyan) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Saheed | Martyr; Witness (Shahid) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Saidu | Happy; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Saifullahi | Sword of God | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Salamatu | Safety; Well-being | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Salihu | Righteous; Good | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Salisu | Fifth (born fifth) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sam | Heard by God (Samuel); Listener (Samantha) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Samaila | Heard by God (Ismail) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Saminu | Eighth (born eighth) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sammy | Heard by God (Samuel) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Samson | Sun; Man of the sun | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Sanusi | After the Sanusi order | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Saratu | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Saviour | Saviour | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Segun | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Seun | Thanks (to God) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Seyi | God made this (Oluwaseyi) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Shade | Crown of honour | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Shafiu | Intercessor | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Shaibu | Grey-haired; Elder | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Shamsu | Sun | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Shamsuddeen | Sun of the faith | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Shamsudeen | Sun of the faith | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Shedrack | Command of Aku (Shadrach) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Shehu | Elder; Learned man | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sherifat | Noble; Honourable | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Sheriff | Noble; Honourable (Sharif) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Shittu | After the Shittu family; One of the people | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Shola | Wealth; Flame | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Shuaibu | After the Prophet Shuayb | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sidney | Wide island | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sikiru | Remembrance of God (Dhikr) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Silas | Of the forest | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Simeon | He has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Simisola | Rest in wealth | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Smart | Smart; Clever | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sodiq | Truthful | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Sola | Wealth; Flame (Shola) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Solomon | Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Somtochukwu | Join me in praising God | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Stanley | Stone clearing | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stephanie | Crown | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Steve | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Steven | Crown | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sulaimon | Peaceful (Solomon) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Sule | Peaceful (Suleiman) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sunday | Born on Sunday | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sunny | Sunny; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sunusi | After the Sanusi order | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Surajo | Lamp; Light (Siraj) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Susan | Lily | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sylvester | Of the forest | 👦 Boy | Latin |