Baby names starting with S
The girl and boy names starting with S given most often in the US in 2025.
Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026
In short
Among baby names starting with S, the most given in the US in 2025 were Sophia, Sofia, Sebastian, Samuel. The two lists below rank up to 40 girl names and 40 boy names by the number of babies, from Social Security data; use the search box for any other name.
Ranked by the number of babies in 2025.
Girls
- Sophia 12,561
- Sofia 8,252
- Scarlett 5,644
- Sadie 4,168
- Stella 4,136
- Sophie 3,984
- Sarah 2,710
- Sienna 2,659
- Scottie 2,228
- Serenity 2,209
- Savannah 2,141
- Sloane 2,077
- Samantha 1,973
- Summer 1,973
- Sage 1,853
- Skylar 1,818
- Sutton 1,697
- Sara 1,568
- Stevie 1,496
- Selah 1,416
- Saylor 1,415
- Selena 1,170
- Shiloh 1,098
- Sylvie 1,096
- Sawyer 1,056
- Sylvia 1,017
- Samara 957
- Sabrina 956
- Serena 942
- Sydney 873
- Sunny 798
- Sarai 733
- Salem 711
- Saige 640
- Solana 599
- Scarlet 581
- Skye 569
- Stephanie 543
- Sevyn 518
- Seraphina 489
Boys
- Sebastian 8,605
- Samuel 8,334
- Santiago 7,554
- Silas 4,639
- Sawyer 2,941
- Stetson 2,662
- Simon 1,529
- Shepherd 1,408
- Saint 1,286
- Steven 1,261
- Shiloh 1,220
- Sonny 1,137
- Sullivan 1,083
- Sutton 1,018
- Sterling 944
- Santino 934
- Spencer 908
- Stephen 829
- Solomon 767
- Sylas 717
- Sergio 714
- Sage 684
- Soren 665
- Samson 639
- Sean 616
- Scott 561
- Saul 535
- Seth 505
- Sincere 445
- Shane 439
- Samir 434
- Sam 428
- Salem 400
- Shawn 399
- Sevyn 390
- Salvador 341
- Santos 337
- Skyler 325
- Santana 285
- Stanley 278
About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.