Sayer
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning woodworker or one who cuts wood.
Sayer by the numbers
Sayer was given to 28 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sayer. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sayer
Names that are said the same way as Sayer, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sair6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Sayer, 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)
- 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)
- Keithforest; from gaelic cèith582 in the US (2017)
- Forrestwoodland dweller; one from the forest82 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sayer
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