Dog Names That Start With S

550 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with S come from real dogs: 550 different names starting with S, shared by 22,419 licensed dogs in New York City records. The most popular come first, then girl and boy dog names, unisex picks, short names and rare ones.

S is packed with 550 names, and Stella leads, with Sophie and Sadie close behind. Shadow is the top male name, a classic for a dark dog that follows you everywhere.

Weather and nature names form a big group: Sunny, Sky, Snow, Storm and Star all rank highly. Sugar and Sandy are sweet, soft choices. For boys, Sparky, Spike, Smokey and Sammy are lively favourites. Scout is used for both sexes and suits a curious explorer.

Dog names starting with S: 550
Most popular: Stella 1,020 dogs
Top girl name: Stella
Top boy name: Shadow

Most popular dog names that start with S

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Stella	1,020	girl
2	Sophie	822	girl
3	Sadie	752	girl
4	Shadow	716	boy
5	Sasha	606	girl
6	Scout	523	both
7	Sammy	493	boy
8	Sandy	436	girl
9	Sam	388	boy
10	Sunny	381	both
11	Sky	364	girl
12	Sparky	364	boy
13	Snow	295	both
14	Sugar	295	girl
15	Storm	270	girl
16	Spike	263	boy
17	Smokey	252	boy
18	Star	232	girl
19	Sonny	228	boy
20	Simon	222	boy
21	Stevie	221	girl
22	Samson	218	boy
23	Stanley	208	boy
24	Sir	202	boy
25	Samantha	199	girl
26	Sophia	194	girl
27	Skye	192	girl
28	Summer	185	girl
29	Snowball	183	boy
30	Scrappy	175	boy
31	Sally	170	girl
32	Sebastian	169	boy
33	Shea	165	girl
34	Snowy	164	both
35	Shelby	154	girl
36	Suki	148	girl
37	Shiloh	145	both
38	Sheba	144	girl
39	Sage	141	girl
40	Sassy	139	girl
41	Scooter	133	boy
42	Shiba	133	both
43	Spencer	131	boy
44	Sydney	127	girl
45	Scarlett	118	girl
46	Scruffy	118	boy
47	Sofia	117	girl
48	Sunshine	111	girl
49	Shaggy	106	boy
50	Shihtzu	104	both
51	Spanky	99	boy
52	Spot	99	boy
53	Stormy	98	both
54	Skippy	94	boy
55	Sushi	93	both
56	Seamus	85	boy
57	Sammie	83	both
58	Skylar	83	girl
59	Saint	82	boy
60	Savannah	82	girl

Girl dog names that start with S

Stella
Sophie
Sadie
Sasha
Sandy
Sky
Sugar
Storm
Star
Stevie
Samantha
Sophia
Skye
Summer
Sally
Shea
Shelby
Suki
Sheba
Sage
Sassy
Sydney
Scarlett
Sofia
Sunshine
Skylar
Savannah
Sweet
Susie
Sofie
Sweetie
Sparkle
Stormi
Scarlet
Suzie
Sapphire
Sara
Sarah
Sunday
Suzy

Boy dog names that start with S

Shadow
Sammy
Sam
Sparky
Spike
Smokey
Sonny
Simon
Samson
Stanley
Sir
Snowball
Scrappy
Sebastian
Scooter
Spencer
Scruffy
Shaggy
Spanky
Spot
Skippy
Seamus
Saint
Sully
Scotty
Sawyer
Sampson
Skipper
Speedy
Sirius
Sherman
Sarge
Sullivan
Samuel
Sterling
Steve
Smith
Shane
Spud
Scottie

Unisex dog names with S

Scout
Sunny
Snow
Snowy
Shiloh
Shiba
Shihtzu
Stormy
Sushi
Sammie
Seven
Snowflake
Shorty
Snuggles
Sesame
Sailor
Sidney
Skyler
Sol
Shay
Spirit
Sora
Sami
Silver

Short dog names that start with S

Four letters or fewer: easy to call at the park.

Sam
Sky
Snow
Star
Sir
Skye
Shea
Suki
Sage
Spot
Sara
Suzy
Sol
Shay
Sora
Spud
Solo
Sami
Sosa
Sofi
Sid
Susy
Skip
Saki
Sisi
Soba
Sox
Sean
Shih
Slim

Unique dog names that start with S

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Sancho
Skip
Saki
Santino
Scully
Spark
Stewart
Sakura
Salem
Sergeant
Shihpoo
Shipoo
Slinky
Smudge
Sparkie
Squirt
Sweety
Sylvia
Sacha
Shady
Sisi
Soba
Sonya
Sox
Supreme
Sean
Shamrock
Sheeba
Siena
Skyla
Snookie
Stuart
Santos
Schnitzel
Senna
Shih

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Questions people ask

What is the most popular dog name that starts with S?

Stella, given to 1,020 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with S?

Stella, Sophie, Sadie, Sasha, Sandy, Sky, Sugar, Storm.

What are good boy dog names that start with S?

Shadow, Sammy, Sam, Sparky, Spike, Smokey, Sonny, Simon.

What are unique dog names that start with S?

Sancho, Skip, Saki, Santino, Scully, Spark, Stewart, Sakura were each given to only a few dogs.

Source: New York City dog licensing records (the open nycdogs dataset), with each licensed dog counted once. "Girl" or "boy" shows whether most dogs with the name were female or male. Brand, character and celebrity names are left out.

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