The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2017 Starting On S.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on S? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2017 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Samuel | 1 in 154 (0.65%) | 10,449 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 1 in 158 (0.63%) | 10,197 |
| 93 | Santiago | 1 in 384 (0.26%) | 4,195 |
| 95 | Sawyer | 1 in 387 (0.26%) | 4,161 |
| 118 | Silas | 1 in 482 (0.21%) | 3,340 |
| 182 | Steven | 1 in 748 (0.13%) | 2,152 |
| 251 | Sean | 1 in 1,100 (0.09%) | 1,463 |
| 262 | Simon | 1 in 1,176 (0.09%) | 1,369 |
| 273 | Stephen | 1 in 1,232 (0.08%) | 1,307 |
| 292 | Spencer | 1 in 1,353 (0.07%) | 1,190 |
| 322 | Seth | 1 in 1,551 (0.06%) | 1,038 |
| 351 | Sergio | 1 in 1,736 (0.06%) | 927 |
| 361 | Shane | 1 in 1,817 (0.06%) | 886 |
| 376 | Solomon | 1 in 1,885 (0.05%) | 854 |
| 386 | Shawn | 1 in 2,027 (0.05%) | 794 |
| 399 | Sullivan | 1 in 2,074 (0.05%) | 776 |
| 437 | Sterling | 1 in 2,367 (0.04%) | 680 |
| 457 | Skyler | 1 in 2,555 (0.04%) | 630 |
| 468 | Sage | 1 in 2,639 (0.04%) | 610 |
| 483 | Saul | 1 in 2,844 (0.04%) | 566 |
| 491 | Scott | 1 in 2,874 (0.03%) | 560 |
| 542 | Sam | 1 in 3,360 (0.03%) | 479 |
| 570 | Sincere | 1 in 3,658 (0.03%) | 440 |
| 592 | Soren | 1 in 3,860 (0.03%) | 417 |
| 597 | Santino | 1 in 3,907 (0.03%) | 412 |
| 606 | Samson | 1 in 4,054 (0.02%) | 397 |
| 638 | Stetson | 1 in 4,446 (0.02%) | 362 |
| 665 | Sylas | 1 in 4,720 (0.02%) | 341 |
| 668 | Salvador | 1 in 4,762 (0.02%) | 338 |
| 696 | Stanley | 1 in 5,159 (0.02%) | 312 |
| 715 | Samir | 1 in 5,475 (0.02%) | 294 |
| 758 | Stefan | 1 in 6,097 (0.02%) | 264 |
| 775 | Shepherd | 1 in 6,287 (0.02%) | 256 |
| 781 | Sonny | 1 in 6,362 (0.02%) | 253 |
| 817 | Sutton | 1 in 7,029 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 824 | Skylar | 1 in 7,122 (0.01%) | 226 |
| 827 | Shiloh | 1 in 7,218 (0.01%) | 223 |
| 851 | Shmuel | 1 in 7,628 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 872 | Salvatore | 1 in 8,129 (0.01%) | 198 |
| 878 | Santana | 1 in 8,170 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 898 | Shaun | 1 in 8,472 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 965 | Shimon | 1 in 9,581 (0.01%) | 168 |
| 966 | Simeon | 1 in 9,581 (0.01%) | 168 |
| 974 | Santos | 1 in 9,696 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 975 | Semaj | 1 in 9,696 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 981 | Shepard | 1 in 9,936 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 1005 | Shlomo | 1 in 10,520 (0.01%) | 153 |
| 1022 | Seamus | 1 in 10,803 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 1029 | Slade | 1 in 11,025 (0.01%) | 146 |
| 1063 | Sami | 1 in 11,835 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 1071 | Steve | 1 in 12,102 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 1076 | Sidney | 1 in 12,194 (0.01%) | 132 |
| 1088 | Syed | 1 in 12,477 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 1155 | Stone | 1 in 14,371 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 1161 | Salem | 1 in 14,501 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 1204 | Smith | 1 in 15,627 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 1261 | Stephan | 1 in 17,123 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 1268 | Sammy | 1 in 17,307 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 1282 | Steele | 1 in 17,688 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 1309 | Syncere | 1 in 18,291 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 1343 | Saint | 1 in 19,393 (0.01%) | 83 |
| 1370 | Salman | 1 in 20,375 (0%) | 79 |
| 1371 | Sheldon | 1 in 20,375 (0%) | 79 |
| 1396 | Shaurya | 1 in 21,179 (0%) | 76 |
| 1397 | Siddharth | 1 in 21,179 (0%) | 76 |
| 1440 | Shea | 1 in 22,670 (0%) | 71 |
| 1514 | Sire | 1 in 25,549 (0%) | 63 |
| 1526 | Shia | 1 in 25,961 (0%) | 62 |
| 1527 | Sulaiman | 1 in 25,961 (0%) | 62 |
| 1544 | Shaya | 1 in 26,826 (0%) | 60 |
| 1569 | Selim | 1 in 27,751 (0%) | 58 |
| 1579 | Saif | 1 in 28,238 (0%) | 57 |
| 1587 | Savion | 1 in 28,743 (0%) | 56 |
| 1588 | Seven | 1 in 28,743 (0%) | 56 |
| 1610 | Sebastien | 1 in 29,807 (0%) | 54 |
| 1640 | Stephon | 1 in 31,561 (0%) | 51 |
| 1687 | Samarth | 1 in 34,247 (0%) | 47 |
| 1688 | Simcha | 1 in 34,247 (0%) | 47 |
| 1689 | Sultan | 1 in 34,247 (0%) | 47 |
| 1700 | Shalom | 1 in 34,991 (0%) | 46 |
| 1728 | Shaan | 1 in 36,582 (0%) | 44 |
| 1746 | Samar | 1 in 37,432 (0%) | 43 |
| 1766 | Saad | 1 in 38,323 (0%) | 42 |
| 1767 | Shiv | 1 in 38,323 (0%) | 42 |
| 1768 | Sky | 1 in 38,323 (0%) | 42 |
| 1790 | Saleh | 1 in 39,258 (0%) | 41 |
| 1802 | Shamar | 1 in 40,240 (0%) | 40 |
| 1846 | Sione | 1 in 42,358 (0%) | 38 |
| 1865 | Said | 1 in 43,502 (0%) | 37 |
| 1866 | Stefano | 1 in 43,502 (0%) | 37 |
| 1883 | Stryker | 1 in 44,711 (0%) | 36 |
| 1906 | Sameer | 1 in 45,988 (0%) | 35 |
| 1907 | Subhan | 1 in 45,988 (0%) | 35 |
| 1923 | Sabastian | 1 in 47,341 (0%) | 34 |
| 1970 | Shay | 1 in 50,300 (0%) | 32 |
| 1971 | Shayan | 1 in 50,300 (0%) | 32 |
| 1972 | Sholom | 1 in 50,300 (0%) | 32 |
| 1973 | Sol | 1 in 50,300 (0%) | 32 |
| 1992 | Shannon | 1 in 51,922 (0%) | 31 |
| 1993 | Stellan | 1 in 51,922 (0%) | 31 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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