Unisex — 22% girls#421 of boy names
Sawyer
Pronounced S AO1 Y ER0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2015
- 112 years in use
How popular is Sawyer?
Sawyer is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 80,150 children — the 421st most common boys' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 64% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2015, when 4,271 children were given it.
Roughly 22% of children named Sawyer are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S AO1 Y ER0 · S OY1 ER0
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Sawyer
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Sawyer
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Sawyer?
- Sawyer ranks 421st among boys' names in US records, with 80,150 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 35,078.
- Is Sawyer a unisex name?
- Yes. About 22% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Sawyer most popular?
- 2015, when 4,271 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.