Girl names that start with S

1,310 different girl names starting with S were given to five or more US girls in 2025, 122,238 babies in all, or 7.6% of recorded girls.

The most common was Sophia, with 12,561 girls (#5 overall), followed by Sofia, Scarlett and Sadie. The table lists the top 100 by 2025 births, with each name’s change in national rank since 2024.

Since 2024, 58 of the 100 ranked names listed here moved up the national girl ranking and 42 moved down. The biggest climb was Saroya, from #3,686 to #1,497.

8 of the names listed are in the national top 100 for girls in 2025, and 63 are in the top 1,000. They run from 3 letters (Sia) to 9 (Stephanie).

Only names where at least 10% of 2025 births were girls are included, so a name mostly given to the other sex is left out. Sparklines run from 1880 to 2025.