| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Rita | pearl, precious | Female | English |
| Rosalind | Beautiful
| Female | Latin |
| Rose | Flower
| Female | Latin |
| Rosemary | the rosemary plant | Female | Latin |
| Rosie | From Rose - The most beautiful of flowers | Female | English |
| Roxie | Persian, dawn | Female | English |
| Ruth | compassionate friend | Female | Hebrew |
| Sally | saviour | Female | English |
| Sandra | Helper of Mankind | Female | English |
| Sarabi | from The Lion King | Unisex | |
| Sarah | Princess
| Female | Hebrew |
| Serena | Tranquil or serene. | Female | Latin |
| Sheila | blind one | Female | Irish |
| Shelby | From the manor house Willow farm. English surname used more for girls than boys given names.
| Female | English |
| Sid | | Unisex | |
| Sidney | Saint Denis | Female | |
| Silvia | from the woods | Female | Latin |
| Sky | The expanse of air over the Earth | Female | Nature |
| Sofia | wisdom | Female | Greek |
| Sonia | wisdom | Female | Russian |
| Sophie | Wisdom. Variant of Sophia
| Female | |
| Sugar | A sweet powder from sugar cane. Slang for sweetheart. | Female | Literary |
| Sugar | A sweet powder from sugar cane. Slang for sweetheart. | Female | Literary |
| Susan | Lily Diminutive of Susannah also used as an independent name. In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful accusation. White lilies grew in the Biblical city of Susa in Persia.
| Female | Hebrew |
| Svetlana | star | Female | Russian |