Baby Girl Names Starting With S

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.

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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