Sensei♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
African American Names for Boys Starting with S
S - Authentic African American Boys Names & Their Meanings
Browse our curated list of African American boys names that start with the letter "S". Each name includes its meaning, cultural significance, and pronunciation help.
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Sterling♡
Meaning: “Little star” (English origin)
Stephon♡
Meaning: Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Sephaniah♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Sumner♡
Meaning: Summoner to the courts (French; Latin; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sayvion♡
Meaning: Blend of “Say” and “Vion”
Sellano♡
Meaning: Fortified town belonging to Sullianus; a municipality and a castle in Italy (Latin; Place name).
Sydney♡
Meaning: From St. Denis, France (Old French).
Stanley♡
Meaning: “Stone meadow” (English origin)
Sean♡
Meaning: Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew: New Testament).
Santo♡
Meaning: Sacred (Italian, Spanish).
Simon♡
Meaning: “He has heard” (Hebrew origin)
Sabian♡
Meaning: No meaning available
St. Clair♡
Meaning: Place name—Three towns in France.
Saunders♡
Meaning: Form of Alexander: Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).
Sire♡
Meaning: Modern virtue name, meaning “lord”
Sammy♡
Meaning: Form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).
Stephen♡
Meaning: “Crown” (Greek origin)
Shannon♡
Meaning: Old, wise (Irish).
Sharquay♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Shirley♡
Meaning: From the bright meadow (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Samson♡
Meaning: Sun’s man or splendid man (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Shirrel♡
Meaning: Form of Shirrell: From the parish of Cherhill or Shirwell; clear spring (Anglo-Saxon). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Solomon♡
Meaning: Peaceful (Hebrew; Old Testament—son and successor of King David).
Spearman♡
Meaning: Soldier armed with a spear; maker of spears (Middle English); surname or family name give for a first or middle name.
Scovel♡
Meaning: Place name—Form of Scoville, a form of Escoville in Calvados, Normandy, France.
Sullivan♡
Meaning: Black-eyed one (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sterling♡
Meaning: Genuine; of excellent quality (English).
Stellan♡
Meaning: Latin origin, meaning “star”
Sawyer♡
Meaning: “Woodcutter” (English origin)
Sequan♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Shandon♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).
Sanford♡
Meaning: Dweller at the sandy ford (English).
Schieffelin♡
Meaning: Word name—form of the word dem Schiff: Ships (German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Shaka♡
Meaning: Great king (Zulu, South Africa).
Shaun♡
Meaning: “God is gracious” (variation of Sean, adapted)
Sylvester♡
Meaning: From the French Sylvestre and the Latin Silvester: Dweller from the forest.
Samson♡
Meaning: “Sun child” (Hebrew origin)
Stephane♡
Meaning: Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Sekazi♡
Meaning: Hard worker (Bondei, Tanzania).
Shakur♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Stephon♡
Meaning: “Crowned” (modern American origin)
Sonny♡
Meaning: Word name—Term used to address a young boy.
Shamari♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Stephone♡
Meaning: Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Sherman♡
Meaning: Cloth finisher; sheepshearer (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Steve♡
Meaning: Form of Steven, a form of Stephen, a form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Sutton♡
Meaning: Dweller from the southern settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Shaquille♡
Meaning: Arabic origin, meaning “well-developed,” popularized by Shaquille O’Neal
SayVon♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Sayyid (master, lord—Arabic, North Africa) and Vaughn (small one—Old Welsh).
Sigbee♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Simuel♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Simeon or Simon (heard by God; hearing; one who hears—Hebrew; New Testament) and Samuel (his name is of God—Hebrew; Old Testament).
Spencer♡
Meaning: “Steward” (English origin)
Spottswood♡
Meaning: Place name—a town in the parish of Gordon, Berwickshire, in Scotland; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Saboor♡
Meaning: Patient, tolerant; one who overlooks the fault of others (Muslim).
Scipio♡
Meaning: Roman general who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War (Latin).
Sam♡
Meaning: “God has heard” (shortened form of Samuel)
Shawnee♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Samuel♡
Meaning: His name is of God (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Stefon♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Simon♡
Meaning: Heard by God; hearing; one who hears (Hebrew; New Testament).
Shing♡
Meaning: Victory, triumph (Chinese).
Smith♡
Meaning: A worker in metal (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sidney♡
Meaning: “Wide island” (French origin)
Sigby♡
Meaning: Meaning unknown (African-American); name found among enslaved men in New England at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Scottie♡
Meaning: Form of Scott: Dwells in Scotland (English).
St. George♡
Meaning: Name that honors Saint George, Roman military tribune, who was martyred in C.E. 303. He is the patron saint of Boy Scouts, England, Germany, Portugal, and soldiers.
Steveland♡
Meaning: Form of Steven, a form of Stephen: Crowned one (Greek).
Stacey♡
Meaning: Form of Stacy: Stable; prosperous (Latin).
Sargent♡
Meaning: A military man (Latin).
Sage♡
Meaning: “Wise” (Latin origin)
Salem♡
Meaning: Hebrew origin, meaning “peace”
Shiloh♡
Meaning: No meaning available
St. Julian♡
Meaning: Name that honors Saint Julian the Hospitaler, legendary patron of travelers, boatmen, innkeepers, and the like.
Shavon♡
Meaning: Blend of “Sha” and “Von”
Sakeem♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Swarning♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Shaquan♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Simeon♡
Meaning: Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”
Siraj♡
Meaning: Arabic origin, meaning “lamp, light”
Shannon♡
Meaning: “Wise river” (Irish origin)
Sekani♡
Meaning: “Laughs” (African origin)
Stanton♡
Meaning: From the stony estate (Old English).
Somondre♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Shamond♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Shadrach♡
Meaning: One of three men thrown into a fiery furnace (Old Testament).
Santrell♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Shareef♡
Meaning: Form of Sharif (sha-REEF): Honorable, eminent (Arabic, North Africa).
Shauncey♡
Meaning: Form of Chauncey: Chancellor, church official; chief recordkeeper; a diligent man who earned his good fortune (English).
Shamon♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Sam♡
Meaning: To hear (Hebrew).
Simeon♡
Meaning: Heard by God; hearing; one who hears (Hebrew; New Testament).
Salem♡
Meaning: Place name—city in twenty-nine states in the United States.
Sengstacke♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown; surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Name given to honor the late newspaper publisher John Herman Henry Sengstacke.
Sekou♡
Meaning: Learned (se-KOO—Guinea).
Shaw♡
Meaning: Dweller by a thicket (English; Irish; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Stephan♡
Meaning: Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Shaquan♡
Meaning: Blend of “Sha” and “Quan”
Sammy♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Shavonte♡
Meaning: Combination of “Sha” and “Vonte”