| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risti | Cross; or 'follower of Christ' when derived from Kristi/Kristina | Finnish | Unisex | — | |
| Ristomatti | Combination of Risto ('Christ-bearer' / Christopher) and Matti ('gift of God' / Matthew). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Roope | Bright fame | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Roosa | Rose (the flower) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Runo | In Finnish 'runo' means 'poem'; related to Old Norse 'rún' meaning 'secret' or 'rune'. | Finnish, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Rusko | Finnish: 'glow of dawn' or 'russet/ auburn' (reddish); in Slavic contexts associated with 'Rus' (Russian). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Ruusu | Rose (the flower) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Rysto | Bearer of Christ | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Saari | Finnish: 'island'. As a given-name variant (via Sari/Sarah): associated with 'princess'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Saku | Finnish: diminutive of Sakari (from Hebrew Zechariah, 'God has remembered'). Japanese: can mean 'to bloom' (咲く) or 'new moon/first day' (朔) depending on kanji. | Finnish, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Salli | Princess (from Sarah) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Salo | Finnish: 'salo' = forest, backwoods, wilderness; Hebrew/Yiddish: short form or pet form related to Solomon/Shalom, conveying the idea of 'peace'. | Finnish, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Salu | Grove, small wood (from Finnish 'salo'),In Polynesian use: typically a personal name or nickname without a single fixed lexical meaning,As a diminutive: meaning depends on the full name (e.g., 'savior' for Salvatore, 'peace' or 'righteous' for related Arabic/Hebrew names) | Finnish, Polynesian, Samoan | Unisex | — | |
| Sammala | Unclear - possibly 'moss' if from Finnish 'sammal'; otherwise likely a family/place name with no single established lexical meaning (occasionally connected to the 'Sam' root as in Samuel: 'heard by God', when interpreted that way). | Finnish | Unisex | — | |
| Samppa | God has heard / heard by God | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sampsa | Associated with Sampsa Pellervoinen, a seed-sower in Finnish folklore (connotations of sowing/creation); alternatively linked to Samuel ('heard by God'). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sanni | Diminutive of Susanna - 'lily' or 'grace' (from Hebrew shoshannah); alternatively related to Sani meaning 'second' in Arabic/Hausa contexts. | Finnish, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Santtu | Defender of men (derived from Alexander) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sasu | Diminutive of Sebastian - from Greek sebastos meaning "venerable" or "revered" | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Satu | Fairy tale, story | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Satu-Ilona | Fairy-tale / story (Satu) + joy / delight (Ilona) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Sauli | Asked for; prayed for; desired | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sauni | Uncertain - possibly 'wisdom' if derived from Sonia/Sophia, or 'gold' if related to Gujarati Soni; otherwise not well established. | Finnish, Gujarati, Indian, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Seija | Victory | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Seili | Derived from Cecilia - from Latin 'caecus' meaning 'blind' | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Selja | Likely from the Finnish word for the elder tree (Sambucus); in some Scandinavian/Old Norse contexts associated with roots meaning 'blessed' or 'happy'. | Estonian, Finnish, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Senni | Diminutive form associated with Scandinavian names like Signe, carrying the sense of 'victory' or 'new victory' (i.e., 'victorious'). | Finnish, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Sepe | Varies by origin: from Persian Sepehr meaning "sky/firmament" or from Sepideh meaning "dawn"; from Finnish seppä meaning "smith"; or used as a family name without specific given-name meaning. | Finnish, Italian, Persian, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Seppanen | From Finnish seppä 'smith' - originally denotes descendant/son of a smith | Finnish | — | ||
| Seppi | Finnish diminutive of Seppo from 'seppä' meaning 'smith'; Swiss German pet form of Joseph ('God will increase') | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Seppo | Smith, metalworker | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Seppä | Smith (blacksmith) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Severi | Stern, severe; serious or strict | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Siiri | Beautiful victory | Estonian, Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Sija | Varies by origin: 'place' or 'position' (Finnish); as a South Asian variant of Siya may be associated with Sita (a Hindu goddess/name) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Silki | Possibly a diminutive of Silke/Cecilia (from Latin Caecilia, historically 'blind') or derived from Finnish 'silkki' meaning 'silk' (soft, smooth). | Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Sinikka | Diminutive of 'blue' - 'little blue' | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Sipe | Likely a short form of Zulu names such as Sipho/Siphesihle meaning 'gift' or 'beautiful gift'; in Finnish use it's primarily a diminutive/nickname without a separate meaning | Finnish, Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Sirpa | Of Finnish origin; etymology uncertain - possibly derived from the Finnish word 'sirppi' (sickle) or a diminutive/variant of Sirkka. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Siru | {'Tamil': 'small, little', 'Finnish': "chip, small piece (modern usage also 'microchip')"} | Finnish, Tamil | Unisex | — | |
| Sisko | Sister | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Soile | Likely from Finnish 'soi' ('to sound, resound'); often interpreted as 'sound', 'melody' or 'song'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Spede | Speed, success | English, Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Taina | Morning star; secret | Finnish, Latin, Romanian, Russian, Tupi | Girl | — | |
| Tammela | "place of oaks" or "oak homestead" (from Finnish tammi 'oak' + -la 'place') | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Tammi | Diminutive of Tamara meaning 'palm tree' (Hebrew); in Finnish, 'tammi' means 'oak'. | English, Finnish, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Tarja | Associated with "legend" or "tale" (from Finnish taru); sometimes considered a Finnish form/variant of Daria | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Tauno-Ilmari | A Finnish compound masculine name roughly meaning 'Tauno associated with Ilmari' - evoking air/sky/wind through Ilmari. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Tauno-Matti | Compound masculine name: Tauno (Finnish name; origin uncertain) + Matti (Finnish form of Matthew, meaning 'gift of God'). Overall emphasis from the Matti element: 'gift of God'. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Tauno-Pekka | Combines Tauno (likely related to Taavi/David, 'beloved') and Pekka (Finnish form of Peter, 'rock') - roughly 'beloved rock'. | Finnish | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Finnish-origin name in our dataset.
