Shaka♡
Meaning: Named after Shaka Zulu, the Zulu king
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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SayVon♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Sayyid (master, lord—Arabic, North Africa) and Vaughn (small one—Old Welsh).
Shadrach♡
Meaning: One of three men thrown into a fiery furnace (Old Testament).
Shamari♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Shamon♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Sammy♡
Meaning: Form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).
Sharper♡
Meaning: Form of Sharp: Keen, active, quick (English; Irish; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Shaun♡
Meaning: “God is gracious” (variation of Sean, adapted)
Samuel♡
Meaning: His name is of God (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Sigby♡
Meaning: Meaning unknown (African-American); name found among enslaved men in New England at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Sullivan♡
Meaning: Black-eyed one (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sargent♡
Meaning: A military man (Latin).
Sabian♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Smith♡
Meaning: A worker in metal (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sunrise♡
Meaning: Word name—The time of day when the sun appears above the horizon.
Shing♡
Meaning: Victory, triumph (Chinese).
Sha'quan♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Shaka♡
Meaning: Great king (Zulu, South Africa).
Simeon♡
Meaning: Heard by God; hearing; one who hears (Hebrew; New Testament).
Sandy♡
Meaning: Form of Alexander, Sanders (son of Alexander), Sandor (form of Alexander): Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).
Stephan♡
Meaning: Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Simeon♡
Meaning: Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”
Sumner♡
Meaning: Summoner to the courts (French; Latin; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Spaesio♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Stephon♡
Meaning: “Crowned” (modern American origin)
Silas♡
Meaning: “Wood or forest” (Latin origin)
Sear♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown. Name found among free black men during the eighteenth century.
Sam♡
Meaning: “God has heard” (shortened form of Samuel)
Spurgeon♡
Meaning: Little branch (English, from the Scandinavian); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sage♡
Meaning: “Wise” (Latin origin)
Stanley♡
Meaning: Dweller at the rocky meadow (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Shadrias♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Shawn♡
Meaning: Form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).
Sensei♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Shaw♡
Meaning: Dweller by a thicket (English; Irish; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Scovel♡
Meaning: Place name—Form of Scoville, a form of Escoville in Calvados, Normandy, France.
Saungm♡
Meaning: Meaning unknown (West Africa).
Shandon♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).
Schieffelin♡
Meaning: Word name—form of the word dem Schiff: Ships (German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sidney♡
Meaning: Dweller near the wide riverside meadow or from the wide island in the river (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Solon♡
Meaning: Wise one; wisdom (Greek).
Sheldon♡
Meaning: “Steep valley” (English origin)
Sterling♡
Meaning: Genuine; of excellent quality (English).
Somondre♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Spencer♡
Meaning: “Steward” (English origin)
Sammy♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Stuart♡
Meaning: “Steward” (Scottish origin)
Simon♡
Meaning: Heard by God; hearing; one who hears (Hebrew; New Testament).
Spearman♡
Meaning: Soldier armed with a spear; maker of spears (Middle English); surname or family name give for a first or middle name.
Shaquille♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shakil: Handsome, well developed (Arabic, North Africa).
Sherrill♡
Meaning: Meaning unknown (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Stanton♡
Meaning: From the stony estate (Old English).
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).
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.
Shiron♡
Meaning: Blend of “Shi” and “Ron”
Sahib♡
Meaning: The master (Hindi, India).
Santrell♡
Meaning: No meaning available
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.
Sharpo♡
Meaning: Form of Sharp: Keen, active, quick (English; Irish; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Stan♡
Meaning: Form of Stanley: Dweller at the rocky meadow (Old 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).
Stefon♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Sekazi♡
Meaning: Hard worker (Bondei, Tanzania).
Sherman♡
Meaning: Cloth finisher; sheepshearer (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Samson♡
Meaning: “Sun child” (Hebrew origin)
Salim♡
Meaning: Peaceful (sah-LEEM—Swahili, East Africa).
Sawyer♡
Meaning: “Woodcutter” (English origin)
Selwyn♡
Meaning: Manor-house friend (Old English).
Shannon♡
Meaning: Old, wise (Irish).
Shomari♡
Meaning: “Forceful, powerful” (Swahili origin)
Sloan♡
Meaning: “Warrior” (Irish origin)
Shamond♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Sayvion♡
Meaning: Blend of “Say” and “Vion”
Shepilov♡
Meaning: Meaning unknown (Russian); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Stephane♡
Meaning: Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Sonny♡
Meaning: Word name—Term used to address a young boy.
St. Julian♡
Meaning: Name that honors Saint Julian the Hospitaler, legendary patron of travelers, boatmen, innkeepers, and the like.
Shakur♡
Meaning: Arabic origin, meaning “thankful”
Scott♡
Meaning: “From Scotland” (Scottish origin)
Shavon♡
Meaning: Blend of “Sha” and “Von”
Sigbee♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Spencer♡
Meaning: Dispenser of provisions; provider (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Shaquan♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Shovon♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Seth♡
Meaning: “Appointed” (Hebrew origin)
Swarning♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Sidney♡
Meaning: “Wide island” (French origin)
St. Clair♡
Meaning: Place name—Three towns in France.
Sakeem♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Sequan♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Sévon♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Shareef♡
Meaning: Form of Sharif (sha-REEF): Honorable, eminent (Arabic, North Africa).
Semar♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Stephone♡
Meaning: Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Scipio♡
Meaning: Roman general who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War (Latin).
Stanley♡
Meaning: “Stone meadow” (English origin)
Stephen♡
Meaning: “Crown” (Greek origin)
Shauncey♡
Meaning: Form of Chauncey: Chancellor, church official; chief recordkeeper; a diligent man who earned his good fortune (English).
Shawnee♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Salem♡
Meaning: Place name—city in twenty-nine states in the United States.