Baby Names of Ireland

Irish Girl Names Starting with S

14 Irish girl names beginning with S, with what each one means and how to say it.

Updated September 2026

There are 14 Irish girl names starting with S here. The ones readers look up most are Siobhan, Sinead and Saoirse.

The S names for girls on this page that the most babies were given in 2025, by the Central Statistics Office’s ranking.

  1. No. 17 girlsSaoirse176 babies
  2. No. 32 girlsSadhbh129 babies
  3. No. 110 girlsSíofra42 babies
  4. No. 127 girlsSíomha37 babies
  5. No. 273 girlsSorcha15 babies
  6. No. 352 girlsSibéal11 babies
  7. No. 483 girlsSiobhán7 babies
  8. No. 608 girlsSíle5 babies
  9. No. 718 girlsSinéad4 babies
  10. No. 885 girlsShauna3 babies

Irish girl names starting with S

Sheenagh

pronounced SHE-na

Sheenagh is a spelling of Sheena, from the Gaelic Síne, a form of Jane. Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Sile

pronounced SHE-la

Síle is the Irish form of Cecilia. Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Sorcha

pronounced SOR-aka

Sorcha means “bright, radiant, light.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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