Boy Names That Start With S
713 names with at least 100 people alive
Steven, Scott and Stephen are the boy names starting with S with the most people alive in the US: about 1,051,174 people are named Steven. Among boys born in 2025, the most popular name starting with S was Sebastian, given to 8,605 babies. Names that neither sex holds more than 80% of, such as Sawyer, are on the gender-neutral names page.
Most Popular Boy Names Starting With S in 2025
Babies of that sex given each name in 2025, from Social Security records. Names given to boys and girls count here by the boys alone.
All Boy Names Starting With S
Ranked by people alive in the US today. A name counts as a boy name when more than 80% of the people alive with it are male; the peak year is when the most babies got it.
| # | Name | People alive | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven | 1,051,174 | 1956 |
| 2 | Scott | 654,995 | 1971 |
| 3 | Stephen | 646,037 | 1952 |
| 4 | Samuel | 627,417 | 2001 |
| 5 | Sean | 398,218 | 1990 |
| 6 | Shawn | 310,174 | 1971 |
| 7 | Sebastian | 212,345 | 2016 |
| 8 | Shane | 183,577 | 1973 |
| 9 | Steve | 156,955 | 1959 |
| 10 | Seth | 156,290 | 2000 |
| 11 | Stanley | 125,951 | 1954 |
| 12 | Spencer | 117,022 | 1998 |
| 13 | Santiago | 98,899 | 2025 |
| 14 | Sergio | 77,851 | 1995 |
| 15 | Shaun | 68,259 | 1978 |
| 16 | Silas | 67,011 | 2025 |
| 17 | Simon | 56,794 | 2015 |
| 18 | Sam | 48,404 | 1918 |
| 19 | Stuart | 45,120 | 1960 |
| 20 | Salvador | 40,060 | 1992 |
| 21 | Saul | 36,048 | 2006 |
| 22 | Sterling | 31,325 | 2025 |
| 23 | Sammy | 29,086 | 1947 |
| 24 | Salvatore | 28,545 | 1927 |
| 25 | Solomon | 27,749 | 2016 |
| 26 | Sheldon | 24,205 | 1992 |
| 27 | Stephan | 23,127 | 1989 |
| 28 | Sonny | 19,872 | 2025 |
| 29 | Stefan | 19,607 | 1991 |
| 30 | Stewart | 18,469 | 1959 |
| 31 | Sherman | 18,377 | 1951 |
| 32 | Sylvester | 17,537 | 1920 |
| 33 | Scotty | 16,465 | 1971 |
| 34 | Sullivan | 16,350 | 2025 |
| 35 | Santos | 15,805 | 2025 |
| 36 | Stetson | 15,571 | 2025 |
| 37 | Santino | 13,326 | 2025 |
| 38 | Samson | 11,993 | 2025 |
| 39 | Sincere | 11,459 | 2022 |
| 40 | Scot | 11,442 | 1970 |
| 41 | Soren | 11,361 | 2025 |
| 42 | Samir | 10,919 | 2023 |
| 43 | Sylas | 8,894 | 2025 |
| 44 | Stephon | 8,428 | 1997 |
| 45 | Shelton | 8,367 | 1972 |
| 46 | Simeon | 8,040 | 2019 |
| 47 | Seamus | 7,625 | 2008 |
| 48 | Shepherd | 7,515 | 2025 |
| 49 | Saint | 7,079 | 2025 |
| 50 | Stone | 6,677 | 1999 |
| 51 | Shamar | 6,235 | 2000 |
| 52 | Shaquille | 5,971 | 1993 |
| 53 | Slade | 5,936 | 2007 |
| 54 | Syed | 5,902 | 2000 |
| 55 | Shmuel | 5,834 | 2025 |
| 56 | Stan | 5,630 | 1959 |
| 57 | Shlomo | 5,525 | 2024 |
| 58 | Sanford | 5,465 | 1929 |
| 59 | Shimon | 5,369 | 2024 |
| 60 | Shon | 5,042 | 1971 |
| 61 | Savion | 4,932 | 2002 |
| 62 | Shad | 4,435 | 1971 |
| 63 | Samual | 4,175 | 1997 |
| 64 | Sebastien | 3,988 | 2007 |
| 65 | Stanford | 3,852 | 1954 |
| 66 | Stanton | 3,837 | 1954 |
| 67 | Syncere | 3,776 | 2024 |
| 68 | Sabastian | 3,593 | 2001 |
| 69 | Smith | 3,510 | 2016 |
| 70 | Stevan | 3,339 | 1953 |
| 71 | Shepard | 3,335 | 2025 |
| 72 | Sameer | 3,326 | 2005 |
| 73 | Siddharth | 3,288 | 2010 |
| 74 | Sedrick | 3,254 | 1976 |
| 75 | Spenser | 3,247 | 1988 |
| 76 | Salomon | 3,181 | 2025 |
| 77 | Sahil | 3,108 | 2001 |
| 78 | Said | 3,108 | 2010 |
| 79 | Steele | 3,041 | 2025 |
| 80 | Stefano | 3,000 | 1993 |
| 81 | Stoney | 2,783 | 1963 |
| 82 | Sharif | 2,565 | 1980 |
| 83 | Salman | 2,539 | 2015 |
| 84 | Sanjay | 2,500 | 2006 |
| 85 | Saif | 2,493 | 2025 |
| 86 | Shaan | 2,469 | 2009 |
| 87 | Sampson | 2,442 | 2017 |
| 88 | Saad | 2,427 | 2012 |
| 89 | Sherwin | 2,404 | 1935 |
| 90 | Sultan | 2,349 | 2025 |
| 91 | Slater | 2,346 | 2025 |
| 92 | Shemar | 2,340 | 2001 |
| 93 | Shayan | 2,318 | 2024 |
| 94 | Santo | 2,245 | 1925 |
| 95 | Sal | 2,229 | 1958 |
| 96 | Sammuel | 2,216 | 2009 |
| 97 | Sherwood | 2,211 | 1938 |
| 98 | Simcha | 2,183 | 2025 |
| 99 | Shiv | 2,164 | 2024 |
| 100 | Sir | 2,125 | 2021 |
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