Sawyer Boy & girl
How popular is Sawyer?
#122 boy name in 2025
2,941 baby boys were named Sawyer in the US in 2025, making it the 122nd most popular boy name. Another 1,056 girls got the name (#290 for girls).
83,533living people named Sawyer (est.)
10median age of people named Sawyer
84,176babies named Sawyer since 1880
1 in 829US babies born in 2025
Sawyer popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #122 for boys (▲ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,941 boys, 1,056 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #94 in 2015, #116 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (4,272 boys) |
| Highest rank | #94 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 73% boys, 27% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Sawyer is most popular
Babies named Sawyer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Wyoming: 9.0 per 1,000 (52 boys)
- Vermont: 8.8 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- Maine: 7.8 per 1,000 (152 boys)
- Montana: 6.5 per 1,000 (115 boys)
- North Dakota: 6.4 per 1,000 (109 boys)
Sawyer by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | #2,272 |
| 1970s | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1980s | 275 | #1,216 |
| 1990s | 3,453 | #469 |
| 2000s | 10,153 | #202 |
| 2010s | 34,031 | #94 |
| 2020s | 17,914 | #114 |
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Questions
- Is Sawyer a boy or girl name?
- Sawyer is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Sawyer were boys and 27% were girls.
- How popular is the name Sawyer?
- 2,941 baby boys were named Sawyer in the US in 2025, making it the 122nd most popular boy name. Another 1,056 girls got the name (#290 for girls).
- When was Sawyer most popular?
- Sawyer peaked in 2015, when 4,272 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #94 in 2015.
- How many people are named Sawyer?
- 84,176 babies have been named Sawyer in the US since 1880. We estimate about 83,533 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Sawyer most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sawyer was most common in Wyoming, at 9.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.