Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sawyer

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Woodcutter
Celtic

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Nature
  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Pronunciation

sa(w)-yer

Famous People

Fictional character Tom Sawyer, Actor Sawyer Sweeten

Celebrity Babies

Son of Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, Son of Erica Hill, Daughter of Sara Gilbert

More about the name

Sawyer is a unisex given name of English origin.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #97, 4,248 births); most recent 2025 (rank #122, 2,941 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #218, 1,428 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 1,056 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,9411,056
20242,7561,062
20232,8421,124
20222,9111,260
20213,2561,377
20203,1871,259
20193,5581,291
20183,8781,428
20174,1711,391
20164,2481,283

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1207, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #3520, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025165
202484
2023234
202213–
2021146
2020135
2019223
2018193
2017196
201620–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1825, 15 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2753, 9 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023159
2022135
202189
2020145
201967
201848
201714–
20169–
2015154
2014123

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
20203
20193
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #442, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #614, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20234
2022–
20216
20206
20194
2018–
20177
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #46, 77 births); most recent 2023 (rank #124, 28 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #138, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #268, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
20232812
20224115
20214220
20204616
20195015
20186914
20176621
20167316
20157725
20145111

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence