| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somasundaram | Beauty of the moon; as beautiful as the moon | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Someshwaran | Lord of the Moon; epithet of Lord Shiva | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Sooriya | Sun; the Sun god | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Suchandran | Good/auspicious moon (from Sanskrit 'su' = good, 'chandra' = moon) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Sugan | Pleasant, happy, comfort | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Sujatha | Well-born | Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu | Girl | — | |
| Sundararajan | Beautiful or handsome king (from Sanskrit 'Sundara' = beautiful, 'Rajan' = king) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Sundariammal | Beautiful woman; 'Sundari' = beautiful, 'Ammal' = mother/lady (honorific) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Girl | — | |
| Superstar Rajinikanth | From Sanskrit rājinī 'night' + kaṇṭha 'throat/beloved'; commonly rendered as 'beloved of the night' or 'one associated with the night'. | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Sutha | Varies by origin - from Sanskrit Sūta meaning 'charioteer’s son; storyteller', or in South/Southeast Asian use often rendered to mean 'pure' / 'good' in modern given‑name usage. | Sanskrit, Tamil, Thai | Girl | — | |
| Suthan | Son; male child | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Sutharsan | Derived from Sanskrit 'Sudarśana' - 'auspicious/beautiful vision'; also associated with Vishnu's discus (Sudarshana Chakra). | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Swamikannu Mudaliar | Swami (lord/master) + kannu (eye/dear) - broadly 'beloved or favored of the Lord'; Mudaliar is a Tamil title/surname meaning 'first' or 'chief'. | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Swaminatha | From Sanskrit elements 'Swami' (master/lord) + 'natha' (lord) - reverentially 'venerable lord' or 'lord of masters' | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Swaminathan | Master/Lord (compound of 'Swami' = master/lord and 'Nathan' = lord) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Swaminathar | From swami (master/lord) + nathar (lord/protector) - 'lord/master' or 'lord of masters'. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Swarnalatha | Golden creeper - from Sanskrit 'swarna' (gold) + 'latha' (vine/creeper) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Girl | — | |
| Swati | Swati nakshatra; Arcturus | Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu | Girl | — | |
| Tamile | Unclear; likely either 'from Tamil' (a Tamil person) or, if related to Tamara/Tami, connected to 'date palm'. | Tamil | Girl | — | |
| Taneer | Water | Tamil | Unisex | — | |
| Taniyan | Unique, solitary; in Tamil/Carnatic context, a short stanza of praise or a biographical verse | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Thanjai | From Thanjavur (Tanjore), the historic city in Tamil Nadu | Tamil | Unisex | — | |
| Tharman | Righteousness; duty | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Thilaga | Jewel, ornament; auspicious mark | Tamil | Girl | — | |
| Thilak | Auspicious forehead mark; sign of blessing, honor or religious devotion | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Thilakavathy | Bearer of the tilaka (auspicious forehead mark); an ornamented/auspicious woman | Sanskrit, Tamil | Girl | — | |
| TR Silambarasan | King or master of Silambam; a skilled practitioner/leader of the Silambam martial art. | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Udhayanidhi | Treasure of dawn | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Veeraam | Bravery, heroism; courageous | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Veeram | Bravery, courage; valor, heroism | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Velupillai | Son of Velu | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Venkataraman | Rama of Venkata | Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu | Boy | — | |
| Vilva | Bael tree (Aegle marmelos); sacred to Lord Shiva | Sanskrit, Tamil | Girl | — | |
| குண்டூர் | From Kundūr - (literally) place with a pond/pit (often a toponymic surname or placename-derived given name) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| சிதார் | Accomplished one; sage or perfected/adept person | Tamil | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Tamil-origin name in our dataset.
