Sawyer
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning one who saws wood; woodcutter.
How Sawyer has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #94 |
| 2016 | #97 |
| 2017 | #95 |
| 2018 | #99 |
| 2019 | #105 |
| 2020 | #116 |
| 2021 | #114 |
| 2022 | #131 |
| 2023 | #127 |
| 2024 | #132 |
| 2025 | #122 |
Sawyer by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Sawyer. In the US, 5,531 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,266 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sawyer. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sawyer
Names that are said the same way as Sawyer, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Sawyer, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sawyer
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