The first name Sawyer
A unisex name meaning “one who saws”.
2 syllables Unisex Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Sawyer means “one who saws”.
* 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.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 16 boys were named Sawyer, making it the 1,613th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 23 births (#1,207).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sawyer with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sawyer at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 2,941 boys born in the United States were named Sawyer, the 122nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 4,272 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Nicknames for Sawyer
- Skate
Famous people named Sawyer
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sawyer SweetenAmerican child actor (1995-2015)
Questions
- What does the name Sawyer mean?
- Sawyer means “one who saws”.
- How popular is the name Sawyer?
- In 2025, 16 boys born in England and Wales were named Sawyer, ranking 1,613th. Its peak was 2023, with 23 births.
- What are nicknames for Sawyer?
- Common nicknames for Sawyer include Skate.
- Is Sawyer a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 84,176 US babies named Sawyer since 1880, 22% were girls and 78% boys.
- When was Sawyer most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 4,272 babies were named Sawyer, its highest rank at 94th.
- Is Sawyer also a surname?
- Yes. Sawyer is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.