Sawyer

English

"woodcutter"

Sawyer Origin and Meaning

The name Sawyer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "woodcutter".

Sawyer is a surname with a more relaxed and friendly feel than many others, and is one of the hottest occupational names right now, with the Nameberry seal of approval. Sawyer is becoming one of the top unisex names. Both Sara Gilbert and Diane Farr used Sawyer for their daughters, while it was given a boost as a boys' name by the character Sawyer on Lost, an alias for the character really named James Ford.

Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg were among the first to discover Sawyer when they used it for their son in 1992, the year it leaped up 356 places.

Sawyer is a relatively common surname--think Tom and Diane. It originated as an occupational name for a woodcutter, otherwise known as someone who worked with a saw.

Sawyer Rank in US Top 1000

# 127 in the US

Sawyer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 55 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sawyer

• 127 US 2023
• 55 Nameberry 2025
• 11 Unisex 2023
• 141 Canada 2023
• 41 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Sawyer

• Sawyer Christopher Fredericks American singer,songwriter ("The Voice")
• Sawyer Fulton ring name of Jacob Southwick, American pro wrestler
• Sawyer Storm Sweeten late American actor; twin brother of Sullivan Sweeten
• Sawyer Hartman YouTuber
• Sawyer Spielberg son of director Steven Spielberg
• Sawyer Steven Yount (b. 2010) son of TV journalist Erica Hill and David Yount
• Sawyer Hooray Shapiro (b. 2015) son of radio personality Todd Shapiro and model Irina Funtikova
• Sawyer Hollis son of blogger Rachel Hollis

The name Sawyer in Pop Culture

• James "Sawyer" Ford a main character on TV's "Lost"
• Sawyer character in movie "Dolphin Tale"
• Sawyer character in anime series "Pokémon: XY"
• Sawyer zombie on Canadian animated series "Camp Lakebottom"
• "Tom Sawyer " novel by Mark Twain and its main character
• Sawyer Brown American band
• Sawyer Brown character in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
• Veronica Sawyer "Heathers"