Girl Names Starting With S

32 US girl names beginning with S, each linking to scored middle, sibling and twin name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.

S names at a glance

In 2025, 7.61% of US baby girls in the Social Security records got a first name starting with S — about 1 in 13, or 122,238 girls in all. That is close to the 9.33% it was in 1990.

Most popular S names on this page
NameRank in 2015Rank in 2025
Sophia#3#5
Sofia#14#9
Scarlett#22#32
Sadie#52#50
Stella#51#52

The biggest climber on this page is Scottie: #3,586 among US girls in 2015, #126 in 2025.

On the middle-name pages, a middle name that also starts with S loses points. A doubled S in the initials is something some parents like and others avoid.

Girl Names starting with S

This page lists 32 girl names beginning with the letter S that are in real current use in the United States — including popular picks like Sophia, Sofia, Scarlett. The count comes from US Social Security Administration public records: every name shown was given to at least a handful of US babies in the latest year, so this is not a list of invented or one-off spellings.

Open any name to see its pairing page — middle names, sibling names and twin names, each scored for how well it fits. Use the sort control above to switch between A–Z and 2025 popularity. To browse a different letter, go back to all girl names.