Sawyer

Unisex

Sawyer has been given to 84,176 babies in the U.S. since 1913. It peaked in 2017 and currently ranks #291 for girls and #122 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

As an English occupational surname, from sawyer (“one who saws”). Senses loaned from various languages include Jewish/German Seger and Sager, Slovene Žagar. * As a French surname, variant of Seguin.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

84,176

Peak year

2017 (5,562 babies)

Rank in 2025

#291 for girls · #122 for boys

First recorded

1913

10-year trend

▼ -27%

Gender split

22% girls / 78% boys

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