Sawyer
Boy name · #122 in 2025 · Well-known
Sawyer ranks #122 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 2,941 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #94, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 612 boys born in 2025 was named Sawyer.
The 112-year story
Sawyer first appears in the Social Security records in 1913, when 7 boys received the name. Its peak came in 2015, when 4,272 boys were named Sawyer — good for #94 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sawyer per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sawyer in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sawyer is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Sawyer is most common
Geography matters for names, and Sawyer is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Sawyer is most common in VT (9.9 per 1,000), WY (9.2 per 1,000), ME (8.1 per 1,000), WV (7.8 per 1,000), MT (7.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Sawyer is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Sawyer
Statistically, parents drawn to Sawyer tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ryder, Tucker, Parker, Jasper, and Ryker.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sawyer | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,941 | #122 |
| 2024 | 2,768 | #131 |
| 2023 | 2,843 | #127 |
| 2022 | 2,914 | #131 |
| 2021 | 3,259 | #114 |
| 2020 | 3,189 | #116 |
| 2019 | 3,559 | #106 |
| 2018 | 3,878 | #100 |
| 2017 | 4,171 | #95 |
| 2016 | 4,248 | #97 |
| 2015 | 4,272 | #94 |
| 2014 | 3,597 | #110 |
| 2013 | 3,166 | #120 |
| 2012 | 2,741 | #147 |
| 2011 | 2,179 | #172 |
| 2010 | 2,220 | #173 |
| 2009 | 1,897 | #202 |
| 2008 | 1,674 | #225 |
| 2007 | 1,511 | #240 |
| 2006 | 1,389 | #247 |
| 2005 | 1,069 | #307 |
| 2004 | 592 | #439 |
| 2003 | 570 | #440 |
| 2002 | 463 | #498 |
| 2001 | 471 | #486 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sawyer a popular boy name?
Sawyer ranked #122 among boys in 2025 with 2,941 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #94.
When was the name Sawyer most popular?
Sawyer peaked in 2015, when 4,272 American boys received the name (ranked #94 that year). Since 2015 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Sawyer?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 612 newborn American boys was named Sawyer. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.