Samuel Boy
SAM-yoo-uhl
“God has heard” · Hebrew
#18
Boy Names That Start with S
204 namesBoy
S names for boys range from soft and hissing to brisk and clipped, and the letter holds many of the oldest names in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Samuel was a prophet whose name is often explained as God has heard, and Solomon was the king famed for his wisdom. Seth appears in Genesis as a son of the first family, and Simon was one of the apostles. Silas traveled as a companion of the apostles, and Stephen, spelled Steven by many families, comes from the Greek word for crown.
The letter also reaches into Spanish, Italian and Irish traditions. Santiago is the Spanish name for a saint who is the patron of Spain, and Sebastian comes from a Greek word meaning venerable. Sergio comes from an old Roman family name. Sean is the Irish form of an old Hebrew name, and Shawn is an English spelling of the same sound. Shane is another Irish name, and Scott and Spencer began as English and Scottish surnames, the second describing a household steward.
Pay attention to how the ending of your surname meets the s at the start of these names. If your last name ends in s, the sounds can run together. Stephen and Steven are pronounced the same, so decide which spelling you prefer.
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Sebastian Boy
suh-BAS-chuhn
“from Sebaste; venerable” · Latin
#16
Santiago Boy
san-tee-AH-goh
“Saint James” · Spanish
#26
Silas Boy
SY-luhs
“of the forest” · Latin
#71
Steven Boy
STEE-vuhn
“crown, garland” · Greek
#271
Sean Boy
SHAWN
“God is gracious” · Irish
#489
Seth Boy
SEHTH
“appointed” · Hebrew
#581
Spencer Boy
SPEN-sur
“steward, dispenser of provisions” · English
#360
Simon Boy
SY-muhn
“he has heard” · Hebrew
#230
Stephen Boy
STEE-vuhn
“crown, wreath” · Greek
#383
All 204 names
Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel | God has heard | Hebrew | 18 | → -3% |
| Sebastian | from Sebaste; venerable | Latin | 16 | → -5% |
| Santiago | Saint James | Spanish | 26 | ↑ +61% |
| Silas | of the forest | Latin | 71 | ↑ +27% |
| Steven | crown, garland | Greek | 271 | ↓ -25% |
| Sean | God is gracious | Irish | 489 | ↓ -37% |
| Seth | appointed | Hebrew | 581 | ↓ -27% |
| Spencer | steward, dispenser of provisions | English | 360 | ↓ -13% |
| Simon | he has heard | Hebrew | 230 | ↑ +8% |
| Stephen | crown, wreath | Greek | 383 | ↓ -19% |
| Shane | God is gracious | Irish | 636 | ↓ -23% |
| Sergio | from the Roman name Sergius | Italian | 441 | ↓ -12% |
| Shawn | God is gracious | Irish | 682 | ↓ -40% |
| Solomon | peace | Hebrew | 422 | → +2% |
| Scott | a Scot, a Gaelic speaker | Scottish | 534 | ↑ +13% |
| Sullivan | descendant of the dark-eyed one | Irish | 314 | ↑ +41% |
| Sterling | genuine, of high quality | English | 346 | ↑ +23% |
| Saul | asked for, prayed for | Hebrew | 557 | ↑ +10% |
| Stetson | uncertain; English surname | English | 136 | ↑ +339% |
| Santino | little saint | Italian | 353 | ↑ +39% |
| Sam | God has heard; short for Samuel | Hebrew | 647 | ↑ +6% |
| Sincere | genuine, honest | English | 631 | → -2% |
| Salvador | savior | Spanish | 756 | ↓ -6% |
| Soren | stern; from Severinus | Danish | 464 | ↑ +18% |
| Sonny | son | English | 298 | ↑ +116% |
| Sylas | of the forest (variant of Silas) | Latin | 440 | ↑ +52% |
| Samson | of the sun | Hebrew | 477 | ↑ +29% |
| Shepherd | sheep herder | English | 246 | ↑ +204% |
| Shaun | God is gracious (form of Seán) | Irish | 1,956 | ↓ -54% |
| Samir | companion in evening talk | Arabic | 643 | ↑ +5% |
| Stanley | stony clearing | Old English | 863 | ↓ -17% |
| Saint | holy person | English | 267 | ↑ +164% |
| Santos | saints | Spanish | 766 | ↑ +38% |
| Stefan | crown, wreath | Greek | 1,023 | ↓ -15% |
| Salvatore | savior | Italian | 945 | ↑ +9% |
| Steve | short form of Stephen, 'crown' | English | 1,617 | ↓ -29% |
| Seamus | holder of the heel, supplanter | Irish | 1,280 | → -4% |
| Stone | stone | English | 916 | ↑ +36% |
| Simeon | he has heard | Hebrew | 1,094 | ↑ +9% |
| Shmuel | God has heard | Hebrew | 923 | ↑ +28% |
| Slade | valley | English | 1,055 | ↑ +11% |
| Shimon | he has heard | Hebrew | 963 | ↑ +18% |
| Shlomo | peace | Hebrew | 1,049 | ↑ +18% |
| Sami | elevated, sublime | Arabic | 1,114 | ↑ +41% |
| Syncere | form of Sincere; genuine | American (modern coinage) | 1,194 | ↓ -14% |
| Sammy | pet form of Samuel; God has heard | English | 1,864 | ↓ -18% |
| Stephan | crown, wreath | German | 1,850 | ↓ -44% |
| Shepard | shepherd | English | 892 | ↑ +10% |
| Syed | lord, master | Arabic | 1,221 | ↑ +24% |
| Sheldon | from an English place name | English | 2,788 | ↓ -42% |
| Savion | — | American (modern coinage) | 1,724 | ↓ -9% |
| Siddharth | one who has achieved his aim | Sanskrit | 2,356 | ↓ -43% |
| Sebastien | from Sebaste; venerable | French | 2,473 | ↓ -7% |
| Smith | metalworker | English | 1,483 | → -2% |
| Shamar | modern name of uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 5,811 | ↓ -77% |
| Steele | steel, or a steelworker | English | 1,185 | ↑ +64% |
| Stephon | crown | American (modern coinage) | 2,790 | ↓ -39% |
| Said | happy, fortunate | Arabic | 1,596 | ↑ +34% |
| Sabastian | variant of Sebastian, 'venerable' | American (modern coinage) | 3,497 | ↓ -45% |
| Saif | sword | Arabic | 1,320 | ↑ +82% |
| Shaan | pride, dignity | Hindi | 2,223 | ↓ -6% |
| Salman | safe, sound | Arabic | 2,511 | ↓ -25% |
| Sire | father, lord | English | 1,475 | ↓ -21% |
| Shaurya | bravery, valor | Sanskrit | 1,274 | ↑ +57% |
| Syrus | variant of Cyrus | Persian | 1,820 | ↓ -10% |
| Sultan | ruler, authority | Arabic | 1,243 | ↑ +33% |
| Stuart | steward | Scottish | 2,534 | ↓ -10% |
| Sekani | laughter | — | 1,187 | ↓ -12% |
| Sahil | shore, coast | Hindi | 2,281 | → +3% |
| Slater | occupational surname for a roof slater | English | 1,275 | ↑ +89% |
| Stellan | — | Swedish | 1,140 | ↑ +94% |
| Shiv | short for Shiva, auspicious | Sanskrit | 1,766 | ↑ +26% |
| Sameer | evening companion in conversation | Arabic | 2,123 | ↑ +8% |
| Sai | saintly or divine one | Hindi | 1,863 | ↑ +20% |
| Stryker | occupational surname, one who strikes | English | 2,597 | ↓ -41% |
| Shayan | worthy, deserving | Persian | 2,163 | ↓ -22% |
| Sulaiman | Arabic form of Solomon, peace | Arabic | 1,597 | ↑ +9% |
| Sylvester | of the forest | Latin | 2,224 | ↑ +23% |
| Sir | English title of knighthood | English | 2,179 | ↓ -40% |
| Simcha | joy, gladness | Hebrew | 1,741 | ↑ +36% |
| Samarth | capable, powerful | Sanskrit | 2,355 | → -5% |
| Saad | good fortune | Arabic | 2,353 | ↓ -11% |
| Salomon | form of Solomon: peace | Hebrew | 1,765 | ↑ +46% |
| Summit | peak, highest point | English | 1,526 | ↑ +115% |
| Shivansh | part of Shiva | Sanskrit | 1,211 | ↑ +63% |
| Scotty | diminutive of Scott, a Scot | Scottish | 1,399 | ↑ +264% |
| Saleh | righteous, virtuous | Arabic | 2,472 | ↓ -13% |
| Stefano | Italian form of Stephen: crown | Italian | 2,565 | ↑ +30% |
| Shulem | Yiddish form of Shalom, peace | Yiddish | 1,957 | ↑ +25% |
| Sylus | variant of Silas, of the forest | American (modern coinage) | 2,180 | → 0% |
| Surya | the sun | Sanskrit | 2,750 | ↑ +62% |
| Syaire | — | American (modern coinage) | 939 | ↑ +280% |
| Stratton | street town, an English place name | Old English | 2,090 | ↑ +27% |
| Sanjay | triumphant, victorious | Sanskrit | 5,012 | ↓ -17% |
| Shlok | verse, hymn | Sanskrit | 2,789 | ↑ +15% |
| Salim | safe, sound | Arabic | 2,328 | ↑ +36% |
| Shelton | surname meaning shelf town | English | 4,837 | ↓ -34% |
| Sylis | variant of Silas, of the forest | Latin | 2,253 | ↑ +66% |
| Shreyas | excellence, auspiciousness | Sanskrit | 4,025 | ↓ -37% |
| Saeed | happy, fortunate | Arabic | 2,711 | ↑ +12% |
| Sylvan | of the woods | Latin | 1,674 | ↑ +120% |
| Saleem | safe, sound | Arabic | 2,533 | ↑ +23% |
| Santi | short form of Santiago | Spanish | 1,121 | ↑ +403% |
| Stewart | steward, household guardian | Old English | 4,030 | ↓ -13% |
| Saxon | from the Saxons, perhaps "knife" | English | 3,119 | ↓ -9% |
| Stockton | from an English place name | Old English | 3,370 | ↓ -44% |
| Suleiman | Arabic form of Solomon, peace | Arabic | 1,777 | ↑ +23% |
| Selim | safe, sound | Turkish | 2,638 | → 0% |
| Selvin | modern variant of Selwyn or Melvin | American (modern coinage) | 2,872 | ↑ +7% |
| Sampson | variant of Samson; sun | English | 3,435 | ↓ -40% |
| Samual | variant of Samuel; name of God | American (modern coinage) | 7,110 | ↓ -64% |
| Soham | I am that | Sanskrit | 4,124 | ↑ +73% |
| Sven | young man, boy | Old Norse | 3,645 | ↓ -42% |
| Sherman | shearman, cutter of cloth | English | 5,169 | ↓ -44% |
| Sholom | peace | Hebrew | 2,749 | ↓ -10% |
| Shakur | thankful | Arabic | 3,832 | ↓ -47% |
| Shamir | diamond, flint | Hebrew | 4,835 | ↓ -48% |
| Shivam | auspicious; name of Shiva | Sanskrit | 4,121 | ↓ -16% |
| Shaquille | handsome, well-formed | Arabic | 2,927 | ↓ -17% |
| Shemar | modern name, possibly from Shamar | American (modern coinage) | 8,148 | ↓ -67% |
| Sandro | Italian short form of Alessandro | Italian | 2,596 | ↑ +112% |
| Sione | Tongan form of John; God is gracious | Hebrew | 3,499 | → -3% |
| Sammuel | variant spelling of Samuel, name of God | Hebrew | 4,513 | ↓ -15% |
| Sander | short form of Alexander, "defender of men" | Dutch | 3,030 | ↓ -11% |
| Sachin | epithet of Indra; meaning debated | Sanskrit | 5,801 | ↓ -6% |
| Shaw | from a surname, "thicket" | English | 4,836 | ↓ -46% |
| Stanton | from an English place name, "stone settlement" | English | 3,836 | ↑ +32% |
| Sekou | West African name, meaning uncertain | — | 3,368 | ↑ +106% |
| Savon | modern coinage, origin uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 4,119 | ↑ +24% |
| Shamus | anglicized Séamus, Irish form of James | Irish | 8,803 | ↑ +50% |
| Silvio | of the forest | Italian | 2,830 | ↑ +221% |
| Silvestre | of the forest | Spanish | 5,018 | ↓ -13% |
| Sharif | noble, honorable | Arabic | 10,512 | ↓ -70% |
| Servando | from Latin, 'one who serves or preserves' | Spanish | 5,574 | ↑ +31% |
| Shade | from the English word shade | English | 7,595 | ↓ -21% |
| Sedrick | variant of Cedric | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Shon | variant of Sean, 'God is gracious' | Irish | 8,814 | ↓ -50% |
| Santo | saint, holy | Italian | 3,643 | ↑ +35% |
| Sid | short form of Sidney | English | 10,522 | ↓ -50% |
| Stavros | cross | Greek | 5,578 | ↓ -26% |
| Stevan | Serbian form of Stephen, 'crown' | Slavic | 7,132 | ↓ -25% |
| Shakir | thankful, grateful | Arabic | 6,742 | ↓ -13% |
| Soloman | variant of Solomon, peace | Hebrew | 5,576 | ↓ -19% |
| Stefon | variant of Stefan, crown | Greek | 5,819 | ↓ -33% |
| Suraj | sun | Hindi | 6,755 | ↓ -7% |
| Serafin | from seraphim, the burning ones | Spanish | 4,232 | ↑ +212% |
| Shan | uncertain; Chinese mountain or Irish short form | Chinese | — | ↓ -100% |
| Shad | short form of Shadrach | Hebrew | 8,799 | ↓ -18% |
| Sumner | summoner, a court officer | English | 5,580 | ↑ +6% |
| Sebastiano | Italian form of Sebastian, venerable | Italian | 6,088 | ↑ +25% |
| Shaquan | modern coinage with Sha- and -quan | American (modern coinage) | 7,124 | ↑ +33% |
| Shareef | noble, honorable | Arabic | 8,806 | ↓ -53% |
| Sharod | uncertain; possibly a variant of Sherrod | American (modern coinage) | 10,513 | → 0% |
| Sanders | son of Sander | English | 6,086 | → 0% |
| Silvano | of the forest | Italian | 5,017 | ↑ +43% |
| Samer | companion in evening talk | Arabic | 6,385 | new |
| Sixto | sixth | Spanish | 7,126 | ↓ -25% |
| Stanford | stony ford | English | 7,131 | ↓ -8% |
| Sabino | Sabine man | Italian | 8,124 | ↓ -33% |
| Spenser | variant of Spencer, steward | English | 11,803 | ↓ -50% |
| Sherrod | from an English surname | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Stafford | ford by a landing place | Old English | 3,933 | ↑ +100% |
| Silverio | of the forest | Italian | 7,601 | ↓ -8% |
| Sanchez | son of Sancho | Spanish | 10,496 | ↓ -22% |
| Sanford | sandy ford | English | 7,113 | ↓ -29% |
| Shaheed | witness, martyr | Arabic | 11,777 | ↓ -54% |
| Sherwin | shear wind, swift runner | English | 8,811 | ↓ -36% |
| Serge | French form of Sergius | French | 8,794 | ↓ -25% |
| Saverio | Italian form of Xavier | Italian | 8,132 | ↓ -9% |
| Steffen | German and Danish form of Stephen, crown | German | 13,633 | ↓ -69% |
| Stevenson | son of Steven | English | 13,637 | ↓ -29% |
| Shaine | variant of Shane, God is gracious | Irish | — | ↓ -100% |
| Sedric | variant of Cedric | English | 13,568 | ↓ -67% |
| Shain | variant of Shane | Irish | 11,780 | → 0% |
| Scot | variant of Scott, a Scot | English | 11,771 | new |
| Stan | short form of Stanley, stone clearing | Old English | 10,534 | ↓ -30% |
| Shamel | modern name, uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Steffan | Welsh form of Stephen, crown | Welsh | 9,594 | ↓ -33% |
| Solon | uncertain; name of an Athenian lawgiver | Greek | 13,627 | ↓ -17% |
| Shomari | forceful | Swahili | 9,583 | ↑ +33% |
| Sal | short form of Salvatore, savior | Italian | 6,735 | ↑ +44% |
| Shedrick | variant of Shadrach | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Sigmund | victory and protection | Germanic | 10,524 | ↑ +17% |
| Spence | short for Spencer, steward | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Serjio | variant of Sergio | Spanish | 10,506 | new |
| Severo | stern, serious | Latin | 11,776 | ↓ -14% |
| Sherwood | shire wood | Old English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Spiro | short for Spyridon | Greek | — | ↓ -100% |
| Skip | nickname, from skipper | English | 6,747 | ↑ +30% |
| Selwyn | — | Old English | 11,774 | new |
| Sagar | ocean | Sanskrit | — | ↓ -100% |
| Seymour | from Saint-Maur in Normandy | French | 7,594 | ↑ +57% |
| Stevens | son of Steven | English | — | new |
| Seferino | variant of Ceferino, west wind | Spanish | — | ↓ -100% |
| Son | son; also Vietnamese mountain | English | — | new |
| Spurgeon | surname, honoring Charles Spurgeon | English | 13,629 | ↓ -38% |
| Sherron | variant of Sharon | Hebrew | — | new |
| Silvester | of the woods | Latin | — | new |
| Sheron | variant of Sharon | Hebrew | — | new |
| Salvadore | variant of Salvador, savior | Spanish | — | new |
| Shawne | variant of Shawn | Irish | — | new |
| Sim | short form of Simon or Simeon | English | — | new |
| Simmie | pet form of Simon or Simeon | Hebrew | — | new |
| Steward | household guardian | Old English | — | new |