Sawyer
English occupational surname for a wood-sawyer; Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer gave it its mischief.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Sawyer first shows up in the national records in 1913. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 2015 to 2018. Its biggest year was 2015, when 4,272 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 94 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 122 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 18,338 of the 84,176 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Sahar (2,482), Sahir (931) (total births since 1880)
Explore Sawyer interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | No. 2273 |
| 1970s | 5 | No. 5772 |
| 1980s | 275 | No. 1218 |
| 1990s | 3,453 | No. 469 |
| 2000s | 10,153 | No. 202 |
| 2010s | 34,031 | No. 94 |
| 2020s | 17,914 | No. 114 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.