| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | 
|---|
| Ruby | Jewel | Female | Latin | 
| Rudy | From Rudolph - Famous wolf | Male |  | 
| Rufus | Red haired | Male | Latin | 
| Ruskin | from a family of tanners | Male | Scottish | 
| Russell | Red as a fox. | Male |  | 
| Rusty | Covered in rust - a brownish red colour. | Unisex |  | 
| Saffron | A cooking spice | Female | Spice | 
| Sahara | the moon . The world's largest desert situated in northern Africa. | Female | Arabic | 
| Salmon | salmon, a fish | Male | Animal | 
| Sandy | Abbreviation of Alexander defender of man. | Male | Scottish | 
| Scarlet | Scarlet coloured, deep red | Female | Color | 
| Scarlett | Red | Female | English | 
| Sedona |  | Female |  | 
| Sesame | Small flat seeds used as food or source of cooking oil. | Female | Word | 
| Sham |  | Unisex | Hebrew | 
| Shandy | Boisterous | Male | English | 
| Sherbert | Frozen dessert made from fruit, sugar and water. Australian slang for beer. | Unisex |  | 
| Sherbet |  | Unisex | Hebrew | 
| Sherry | A dry fortified wine. | Female | Phonetic | 
| Shiraz |  | Unisex |  | 
| Sienna | A clay like earthy reddish brown | Female | Italian | 
| Sinbad |  | Male |  | 
| Snowy | Covered with snow | Unisex |  | 
| Solo |  | Unisex |  | 
| Sooner |  | Unisex | Hebrew |