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Sailor
OriginOccupational word name
GenderBoy
About Sailor
The name Sailor peaked for boys at #2582 in 2016. The name is most popular in Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina. Sailor is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
As of September 2026, Sailor ranked #3080 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2582 in 2016.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,371 | 23 | 12 |
| 2015 | #2,798 | 43 | 22.4 |
| 2016 | #2,582 | 49 | 25.8 |
| 2017 | #2,997 | 40 | 21.6 |
| 2018 | #3,221 | 36 | 19.8 |
| 2019 | #2,798 | 45 | 25.1 |
| 2020 | #3,120 | 37 | 21.4 |
| 2021 | #3,111 | 39 | 22.3 |
| 2022 | #2,670 | 50 | 28.6 |
| 2023 | #3,779 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | #2,731 | 48 | 27.9 |
| 2025 | #3,080 | 40 | 23.4 |
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- William "Sailor" Vincent
American actor
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- Ralph Vivian "Sailor" Stroud
American baseball player
- Harding Isaac "Sailor" Young
English cricketer
- Sailor Burke
ring name of Charles Presser, American boxer
- Sailor Art Thomas
ring name of Arthur Thomas, American pro wrestler
- Sailor Gene Gardner
son of Liv Tyler and Dave Gardner
- Sailor Rhodes
son of blogger Miss James of Bleubird Vintage
- Wendell Jermaine Sailor
Australian rugby player
Sailor in pop culture
- Sailor Ripley
main character of David Lynch’s 1991 film “Wild At Heart”
- "Oh Sailor
" Fiona Apple song
- "Lost Sailor
" Grateful Dead song
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