Girl Names That Start With S

2,059 names with at least 100 people alive

Sarah, Susan and Stephanie are the girl names starting with S with the most people alive in the US: about 889,399 people are named Sarah. Among girls born in 2025, the most popular name starting with S was Sophia, given to 12,561 babies. Names that neither sex holds more than 80% of, such as Sawyer, are on the gender-neutral names page.

Most Popular Girl Names Starting With S in 2025

Babies of that sex given each name in 2025, from Social Security records. Names given to girls and boys count here by the girls alone.

Top 20 in 2025

#	Name	Babies
1	Sophia	12,561
2	Sofia	8,252
3	Scarlett	5,644
4	Sadie	4,168
5	Stella	4,136
6	Sophie	3,984
7	Sarah	2,710
8	Sienna	2,659
9	Scottie	2,228
10	Serenity	2,209
11	Savannah	2,141
12	Sloane	2,077
13	Samantha	1,973
13	Summer	1,973
15	Sage	1,853
16	Skylar	1,818
17	Sutton	1,697
18	Sara	1,568
19	Stevie	1,496
20	Selah	1,416

All Girl Names Starting With S

Ranked by people alive in the US today. A name counts as a girl name when more than 80% of the people alive with it are female; the peak year is when the most babies got it.

#	Name	People alive	Peak year
1	Sarah	889,399	1982
2	Susan	874,942	1955
3	Stephanie	699,935	1990
4	Sandra	659,067	1947
5	Samantha	580,489	1990
6	Sharon	544,809	1947
7	Sophia	418,384	2012
8	Sara	354,153	1981
9	Shannon	326,134	1970
10	Shirley	308,384	1935
11	Sheila	190,307	1962
12	Sherry	189,762	1962
13	Savannah	186,624	2000
14	Sofia	183,367	2015
15	Sydney	178,358	2000
16	Stacy	171,345	1971
17	Suzanne	168,599	1962
18	Shelby	149,938	1991
19	Stacey	149,821	1971
20	Sabrina	137,452	1997
21	Sylvia	131,498	1937
22	Sally	119,446	1947
23	Scarlett	110,480	2016
24	Stella	109,643	2018
25	Skylar	104,561	2015
26	Sierra	99,275	1998
27	Sadie	98,806	2014
28	Sophie	98,596	2011
29	Summer	89,910	1998
30	Sue	86,197	1947
31	Shelly	77,409	1964
32	Serenity	77,034	2013
33	Sherri	73,742	1963
34	Sandy	65,277	1960
35	Sheryl	64,991	1957
36	Shelley	64,237	1964
37	Sonya	58,663	1967
38	Sonia	58,192	1970
39	Selena	57,020	1995
40	Sheri	53,450	1963
41	Serena	44,406	2000
42	Shawna	43,299	1977
43	Shelia	40,054	1959
44	Sienna	39,587	2025
45	Sasha	39,434	1988
46	Stacie	36,839	1971
47	Shari	35,719	1961
48	Stefanie	35,223	1983
49	Savanna	32,557	2006
50	Sonja	32,206	1967
51	Susie	30,697	1919
52	Shayla	30,365	1999
53	Sherrie	29,609	1962
54	Shana	28,351	1984
55	Shanna	26,910	1978
56	Skye	26,782	2014
57	Shauna	26,409	1979
58	Simone	25,976	1988
59	Sloane	24,886	2025
60	Staci	24,110	1971
61	Sarai	22,663	2007
62	Samara	22,487	2018
63	Sheena	21,503	1984
64	Susanne	19,341	1949
65	Sondra	19,126	1942
66	Susana	19,101	1993
67	Silvia	18,858	1991
68	Scarlet	17,318	2015
69	Selina	17,296	1995
70	Shayna	15,912	1991
71	Shania	15,615	1996
72	Susanna	15,583	1958
73	Selah	15,289	2025
74	Saylor	15,265	2023
75	Suzette	14,669	1964
76	Stephany	14,293	1990
77	Skyla	14,204	2012
78	Saige	13,165	2022
79	Saundra	12,791	1947
80	Sharron	12,435	1943
81	Sallie	12,266	1916
82	Sheree	11,988	1956
83	Shaina	11,753	1988
84	Siena	10,983	2018
85	Salma	10,212	1999
86	Shantel	9,996	1990
87	Sade	9,909	1986
88	Savanah	9,588	1998
89	Sariah	9,504	2011
90	Sharlene	9,490	1956
91	Selene	9,465	2025
92	Shanice	9,399	1992
93	Sarina	9,328	1996
94	Shyanne	9,327	1999
95	Starr	9,164	1997
96	Samira	8,766	2025
97	Shellie	8,751	1970
98	Sandi	8,750	1959
99	Sherlyn	8,609	2006
100	Suzanna	8,474	1973

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