Saylor

Surname-name or spelling variation of Sailor

Saylor Origin and Meaning

The name Saylor is a girl's name .

Saylor jumped into the Top 1000 in 2013 and is given to three times as many girls as the Sailor version. That may be because Saylor feels more like a name and less like an occupation or a word. Its spelling near-echoes the hugely popular Taylor, plus Saylor is a traditional surname in its own right. Recorded in the medieval times in Germany, it's related to the word seil which means rope and was an occupational name for a ropemaker, which also relates to sailor.

Saylor Rank in US Top 1000

# 207 in the US

Saylor Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1220 on Nameberry

Saylor Popularity

• 207 US 2022
• 1220 Nameberry 2024
• 307 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Saylor

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Saylor.

• Sailor
• Saige
• Tatum
• Salem
• Sawyer
• Presley
• Scout
• Stormy
• Ansley
• Lainey
• Story
• Payton
• Brynlee
• Tenley
• Sayler
• Oakley
• Braelynn
• Jordyn
• Navy
• Bristol

Famous People Named Saylor

• Saylor James Cutler (b. 2015) daughter of actress Kristin Cavallari and NFL player Jay Cutler
• Saylor Monroe Lang daughter of singers Jonny Lang and Haylie Johnson; twin brother Raimy Lee
• Saylor Callisto Brotherton daughter of actors John Brotherton and Alison Raimondi

Saylor in Pop Culture

• Saylor Stark a powerful Mage in Rachel Hawkin's "Rebel Belle"
• Saylor from Old French "sailleor"œ, meaning dancer