Sawyer
An English occupational surname for a man who sawed timber into planks, a trade carried out in sawpits before mechanical mills arrived.
Sawyer in 2025
Sawyer was given to 3,997 babies in the United States in 2025 — 2,941 boys and 1,056 girls, making it the 141st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 829 babies born.
The history of Sawyer
Sawyer reached its highest point in 2017, when 5,562 babies were given the name, ranking 104th that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 84,176 babies have been named Sawyer. Half of them were born before 2016, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Sawyer by decade
| Decade | Babies named Sawyer | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 4,757 |
| 1970s | 5 | 16,121 |
| 1980s | 328 | 2,613 |
| 1990s | 3,860 | 934 |
| 2000s | 11,344 | 331 |
| 2010s | 43,577 | 104 |
| 2020s | 25,055 | 121 |
Where Sawyer is heading
Sawyer has fallen 27% over the past decade, from 5,493 babies in 2015 to 3,997 in 2025.
Names like Sawyer
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Sawyer.