Baby Girl Names Starting With S
If you want for a trendy name starting with letter S for your little daughter, look no further. Here’s a list of baby girl names starting with S for you to choose from.
By V Saravana Kumar • 7 min read

As parents welcome the newborn into the family, they face the challenging task of naming the child. But, choosing a modern and latest Indian name for the baby is not easy. Family members, friends and everyone around come up with their own suggestions, making the job tougher.
To help you out and make your job easier, we present a list of baby girl names that start with S, the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet. Browse through our list that includes unique Hindu, Christian and Muslim names, and choose the perfect name for your bundle of joy.
Etymology of the names: Etymology refers to the study of the origin and history of words. Most of the Indian names given here (except the pure Tamil names) have their roots in Sanskrit. Likewise, the Christian names have Biblical origin, and the Muslim names have Arabic or Persian origin.
Tamil baby girl names starting with S
Selvasri – A rich woman
Sendalir – A fresh sprout
Senthaamaraiselvi – A girl like a pink lotus
Selvarani – Queen of wealth
Sentamilarasi – Queen of the Tamil language
Telugu baby girl names starting with S
Satvi – Strong; powerful
Sahiti – Literature; music
Sajani – Loving; well-loved
Samita – A collection of knowledge
Sujeta – Sunlight; beauty
Sunena – One with beautiful eyes
Swathi – Clean; bright; precious; pure as a pearl; a star; first drop of rain
Sajnita – Beloved
Sanjula – Beautiful
Shanvee – Beauty; glow; attraction
Kannada baby girl names starting with S
Sniti – Flower
Swarna – Gold
Malayalam baby girl names starting with S
Shalini – Intelligent; talented; charming; sensible; bright; full of modesty; peaceful
Sunita – Kind; well-behaved; polite; one with good morals; beautiful; gracious; intelligent
Marathi baby girl names starting with S
Sarva – Complete; perfect
Sonam – Made of gold; beautiful; gifted; fortunate
Swara – A musical tone; tune; self-shining; one with a sweet voice
Saloni – Beautiful; charming; lovely; talented; graceful; smart; stunning; innovative
Bengali baby girl names starting with S
Sonal – Golden; soft-hearted
Shreya – Lucky; auspicious; beautiful; strong; wise; fortunate; successful; pure
Smriti – Immortal; A memory
Sonali – Golden; special; light of the sun
Sumita – Beauty; a good friend
Hindi baby girl names starting with S
Sajla – Beauty
Snita – Soft
Stuti – Prayer; praises of God; Goddess Durga
Saisha – Devotional; truth of life; God's gift
Sharvi – Divine
Sachika – Kind; Lord Krishna's flute
Swasty – Source of auspiciousness; prosperity; name of a star
Sanjula – Beautiful
Christian (Biblical) baby girl names starting with S
Sarah – The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac; princess
Sabella – Promise of God
Sabina – From the Sabine tribe
Sofia – Knowledge; wisdom; will
Susan – Lotus flower
Sherlyn – Beloved; beautiful
Stephanie – A crown made of flowers; crowned in victory; victorious
English baby girl names starting with S
Suzy – Lily flower
Shiny – Glorious; shining; bright
Sanaz – Graceful; proud
Sandra – Protector of humanity
Serena – Incredibly calm
Shakira – Grateful; thankful
Sheena – God is merciful
Sheryl – Darling; beloved
Shirin – Kind and sweet
Muslim baby girl names starting with S
Sadia – Lucky; fortunate; simple
Safaa – Purity; clarity; sensitivity; a hill in Mecca
Sahda – Beautiful; princess
Saiza – Divine beauty
Sajna – Beloved
Sanah – Skillful; brilliant; radiant; elegant
Sehar – Intelligent; beautiful; dawn
Shaya – Salvation of God; gift of God; God's faithfulness
Shiza – God's Gift
Soufy – Wisdom
Hindu Goddess baby girl names starting with S
Saavi – Goddess Lakshmi
Sannvi – Goddess Lakshmi
Shrita – Goddess Lakshmi
Sanvita – Goddess Lakshmi
Sadhika – Goddess Durga
Sadvika – Goddess Durga
Sangavi – Goddess Paarvati
Modern baby girl names starting with S
Sidhvi – Successful; virtuous
Sitara – Morning star
Trending baby girl names starting with S
Sreeja – Beautiful; daughter of Goddess Lakshmi
Sujala – Affectionate
Traditional baby girl names starting with S
Shruti – Beautiful; intelligent; an expert in vedas
Subashini – Generous; soft; one who speaks kind words
With such a huge collection of names starting with S, your task of choosing the right name for your baby becomes a lot easier. Go ahead and give your little one a name that she will feel proud of, as she grows up.
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About the author:
Written by V Saravana Kumar and published on 24 February 2020.
The author is a writer, translator, editor, artist, graphic designer and startup enthusiast. He is also learning the art of parenting through his two teenaged children.
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