Neutral names starting with S

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Sasha

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Lists of neutral names

In alphabetical order: Neutral names starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z


An alphabetical list of neutral names starting with S, continued from the names page, which see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. Nonbinary people don't have to have neutral names, and many notable nonbinary people have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with S include Sam, Sascha, Shea, and Skyler. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with S, more than 50 of them, as listed below. Previous page: neutral names starting with R. Next page: neutral names starting with T.

The list

Sacha. French. Form of the Russian unisex name Sasha, which itself is a pet form of the masculine name Alexander.[1][2] In the USA, Social Security Administration (SSA) data shows about 1,713 people have had the name Sacha, used as a feminine name 83% of the time,[3] whereas in France, it's more often for boys.[4] US SSA data shows about 933 people named Sascha, used as a feminine name 77% of the time.[5] In the US, Sasha is feminine 96% of the time, so that spelling is not gender-neutral in that country.[6] Keywords: two syllables

Sage. US SSA data shows about 2,029 people with this name, used as a feminine name 65% of the time.[7]

Sam. Short for names which may be feminine or masculine, such as feminine Samantha, or masculine Samuel. US SSA data shows about 168,904 people with this name, used as a masculine name 99% of the time,[8] but these official records do not take into account everybody who uses it as a nickname for a longer name. US SSA data shows the variant Sammi is feminine 97% of the time,[9] while Sammie is masculine 73% of the time,[10] and Sammy is masculine 96% of the time.[11] Nonbinary characters in fiction with this name include Sheriff Sam in the podcast Welcome To Night Vale. Notable nonbinary people named Sam include Sam Smith and Sam de Leve.

Saman. US SSA data shows about 752 people with this name, used as a masculine name 66% of the time.[12]

Samnang. US SSA data shows about 511 people with this name, used as a masculine name 82% of the time.[13]

Sandeep. US SSA data shows about 4,745 people with this name, used as a masculine name 87% of the time.[14]

Sandy. US SSA data shows about 139,271 people with this name, used as a feminine name 88% of the time,[15] although the variants Sandi[16] and Sandie[17] are 100% feminine.

Sani. US SSA data shows about 172 people with this name, used as a feminine name 78% of the time.[18]

Santana. US SSA data shows about 3,501 people with this name, used as a feminine name 56% of the time.[19]

Satsuki (さつき). Japanese. The meaning depends on which kanji characters with the same pronunciation are chosen to write it. One possible choice of meaning is "The month of May" (五月).[20]

Satya. US SSA data shows about 1,709 people with this name, used as a feminine name 74% of the time.[21]

Saxon. US SSA data shows about 376 people with this name, used as a masculine name 89% of the time.[22]

Schuyler. US SSA data shows about 2,159 people with this name, used as a masculine name 77% of the time.[23]

Scout. US SSA data shows about 163 people with this name, used as a feminine name 68% of the time.[24]

Seiko. US SSA data shows about 636 people with this name, used as a masculine name 74% of the time.[25] Keywords: brands, time, three syllables, two syllables

Selby. US SSA data shows about 961 people with this name, used as a masculine name 72% of the time.[26]

Semaj. US SSA data shows about 288 people with this name, used as a masculine name 75% of the time.[27]

Seraphim. US SSA data shows about 74 people with this name, used as a feminine name 80% of the time.[28]

Shadow. US SSA data shows about 390 people with this name, used as a masculine name 52% of the time.[29]

Shae. US SSA data shows about 2,103 people with this name, used as a feminine name 79% of the time.[30]

Shalom. Hebrew. Means hello, goodbye, and peace. US SSA data shows about 1,277 people with this name, used as a masculine name 65% of the time.[31]

Shan. US SSA data shows about 7,299 people with this name, used as a masculine name 69% of the time.[32]

Shannon. US SSA data shows about 280,557 people with this name, used as a feminine name 86% of the time.[33]

Shanon. US SSA data shows about 4,931 people with this name, used as a feminine name 75% of the time.[34]

Shawn. US SSA data shows about 245,184 people with this name, used as a masculine name 89% of the time.[35]

Shay. US SSA data shows about 7,634 people with this name, used as a feminine name 60% of the time.[36]

Shaya. US SSA data shows about 585 people with this name, used as a feminine name 52% of the time.[37]

Shayne. US SSA data shows about 6,398 people with this name, used as a masculine name 78% of the time.[38]

Shea. US SSA data shows about 7,926 people with this name, used as a feminine name 60% of the time.[39]

Sheridan. US SSA data shows about 4,866 people with this name, used as a feminine name 68% of the time.[40]

Shey. US SSA data shows about 330 people with this name, used as a masculine name 51% of the time.[41]

Shi. US SSA data shows about 5,131 people with this name, used as a feminine name 83% of the time.[42]

Shia. US SSA data shows about 367 people with this name, used as a masculine name 57% of the time.[43]

Shiloh. US SSA data shows about 1,658 people with this name, used as a feminine name 68% of the time.[44]

Shin (しん). Japanese. Meaning "Heart" (心), "New" (新), "Trust" (信), "True" (真), or "Forest" (森), or other meanings, depending on kanji spelling. In Japan, this is traditionally a gender-neutral name.[45] In the US, SSA data shows about 3,998 people with this name, used as a masculine name 89% of the time.[46]

Shinobu (しのぶ). Japanese. Meaning depends on kanji spelling. In Japan, this is traditionally a gender-neutral name.[47] In the US, SSA data shows about 376 people with this name, used as a masculine name 69% of the time.[48]

Shoney. US SSA data shows about 74 people with this name, used as a feminine name 67% of the time.[49]

Sidney. US SSA data shows about 64,263 people with this name, used as a masculine name 77% of the time.[50]

Silver. US SSA data shows about 1,792 people with this name, used as a feminine name 78% of the time.[51]

Simcha. US SSA data shows about 827 people with this name, used as a masculine name 86% of the time.[52]

Sky. US SSA data shows about 2,377 people with this name, used as a feminine name 66% of the time.[53]

Skye. US SSA data shows about 2,805 people with this name, used as a feminine name 88% of the time.[54]

Skylar. US SSA data shows about 1,760 people with this name, used as a feminine name 75% of the time.[55]

Skyler. US SSA data shows about 2,350 people with this name, used as a masculine name 63% of the time.[56]

Snehal. US SSA data shows about 562 people with this name, used as a masculine name 87% of the time.[57]

Sol. US SSA data shows about 7,708 people with this name, used as a masculine name 75% of the time.[58]

Solace. US SSA data shows about 37 people with this name, used as a feminine name 72% of the time.[59]

Soma. US SSA data shows about 720 people with this name, used as a feminine name 61% of the time.[60]

Sopheap. US SSA data shows about 669 people with this name, used as a feminine name 65% of the time.[61]

Sora. US SSA data shows about 469 people with this name, used as a feminine name 87% of the time.[62]

Stacy. US SSA data shows about 177,151 people with this name, used as a feminine name 89% of the time.[63]

Starlin. US SSA data shows about 283 people with this name, used as a masculine name 80% of the time.[64]

Stav. US SSA data shows about 46 people with this name, used as a masculine name 54% of the time.[65]

Stevie. US SSA data shows about 6,580 people with this name, used as a masculine name 59% of the time.[66]

Storm. US SSA data shows about 1,045 people with this name, used as a masculine name 61% of the time, so it is very gender neutral.[67] (The variant Stormy, however, which about 2,558 people in the US have, is used as a feminine name 90% of the time, so it is not very gender neutral.)[68]

Sully. US SSA data shows about 488 people with this name, used as a masculine name 56% of the time.[69]

Sundown. US SSA data shows about 70 people with this name, used as a feminine name 67% of the time.[70]

Sung. US SSA data shows about 20,793 people with this name, used as a masculine name 84% of the time.[71]

Sunny. US SSA data shows about 14,051 people with this name, used as a feminine name 74% of the time.[72]

Sutton. US SSA data shows about 395 people with this name, used as a masculine name 53% of the time.[73]

See also

References

  1. https://www.babynames.com/name/Sasha
  2. https://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_04.htm
  3. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SACHA/index.html
  4. https://www.behindthename.com/name/sacha
  5. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SASCHA/index.html
  6. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SASHA/index.html
  7. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SAGE/index.html
  8. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SAM/index.html
  9. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SAMMI/index.html
  10. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SAMMIE/index.html
  11. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SAMMY/index.html
  12. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SAMAN/index.html
  13. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SAMAN/index.html
  14. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SANDEEP/index.html
  15. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SANDY/index.html
  16. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SANDI/index.html
  17. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SANDIE/index.html
  18. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SANI/index.html
  19. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SANTANA/index.html
  20. http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/10/satsuki.html
  21. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SATYA/index.html
  22. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SA/SAXON/index.html
  23. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SC/SCHUYLER/index.html
  24. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SC/SCOUT/index.html
  25. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SE/SEIKO/index.html
  26. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SE/SELBY/index.html
  27. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SE/SEMAJ/index.html
  28. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SE/SERAPHIM/index.html
  29. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHADOW/index.html
  30. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHAE/index.html
  31. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHALOM/index.html
  32. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHAN/index.html
  33. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHANNON/index.html
  34. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHANON/index.html
  35. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHAWN/index.html
  36. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHAY/index.html
  37. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHAYA/index.html
  38. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHAYNE/index.html
  39. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHEA/index.html
  40. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHERIDAN/index.html
  41. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHEY/index.html
  42. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHI/index.html
  43. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHIA/index.html
  44. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHILOH/index.html
  45. http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/11/shin.html
  46. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHIN/index.html
  47. http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/11/shinobu.html
  48. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHINOBU/index.html
  49. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SH/SHONEY/index.html
  50. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SI/SIDNEY/index.html
  51. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SI/SILVER/index.html
  52. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SI/SIMCHA/index.html
  53. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SK/SKY/index.html
  54. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SK/SKYE/index.html
  55. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SK/SKYLAR/index.html
  56. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SK/SKYLER/index.html
  57. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SN/SNEHAL/index.html
  58. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SO/SOL/index.html
  59. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SO/SOLACE/index.html
  60. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SO/SOMA/index.html
  61. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SO/SOPHEAP/index.html
  62. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SO/SORA/index.html
  63. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/ST/STACY/index.html
  64. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/ST/STARLIN/index.html
  65. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/ST/STAV/index.html
  66. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/ST/STEVIE/index.html
  67. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/ST/STORM/index.html
  68. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/ST/STORMY/index.html
  69. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SU/SULLY/index.html
  70. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SU/SUNDOWN/index.html
  71. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SU/SUNG/index.html
  72. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SU/SUNNY/index.html
  73. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SU/SUTTON/index.html