Sailor
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Sailor
A word name that has sailed onto birth certificates of both genders, especially since Liv Tyler used it for her son. For boys, Saylor and Sailor are used about equally, but were together given to about 100 baby boys last year....and 1000 baby girls.
Sailor for girls#1134 US
Supermodel Christie Brinkley launched an entire name genre when she picked this breezy occupational name for her daughter in 1998, and it has become more prevalent in recent decades. The Saylor version, which you might consider a spelling spin or a surname-name, is now among the Top 500 names for girls, given to three times as many baby girls as the Sailor spelling. Counted together, Saylor and Sailor were used for about 1000 baby girls in one recent year in the US, versus about 100 boys.
Pronounced SAY-lor.
As of October 2026, Sailor ranked #3080 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2582 in 2016.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,371 | 23 | #1,224 | 200 |
| 2015 | #2,798 | 43 | #1,094 | 237 |
| 2016 | #2,582 | 49 | #1,066 | 245 |
| 2017 | #2,997 | 40 | #1,056 | 243 |
| 2018 | #3,221 | 36 | #1,418 | 158 |
| 2019 | #2,798 | 45 | #1,156 | 208 |
| 2020 | #3,120 | 37 | #1,087 | 225 |
| 2021 | #3,111 | 39 | #1,157 | 212 |
| 2022 | #2,670 | 50 | #1,301 | 182 |
| 2023 | #3,779 | 30 | #1,077 | 230 |
| 2024 | #2,731 | 48 | #1,341 | 170 |
| 2025 | #3,080 | 40 | #1,134 | 206 |
World rankings
Sailor for girls
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Famous Sailors
- William "Sailor" VincentBoy
American actor
- Bryan W. "Sailor" RobertsBoy
American poker player
- Ralph Vivian "Sailor" StroudBoy
American baseball player
- Harding Isaac "Sailor" YoungBoy
English cricketer
- Sailor BurkeBoy
ring name of Charles Presser, American boxer
- Sailor Art ThomasBoy
ring name of Arthur Thomas, American pro wrestler
- Sailor Gene GardnerBoy
son of Liv Tyler and Dave Gardner
- Sailor RhodesBoy
son of blogger Miss James of Bleubird Vintage
- Wendell Jermaine SailorBoy
Australian rugby player
- Sailor Lee Brinkley CookGirl
daughter of supermodel Christie Brinkley
- Sailor Grace Meyer (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of TV personality Bristol Palin and Dakota Meyer
- Sailor Stevie Swisher (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Nick Swisher
Sailor in pop culture
- Sailor RipleyBoy
main character of David Lynch’s 1991 film “Wild At Heart”
- "Oh SailorBoth
" Fiona Apple song
- "Lost SailorBoth
" Grateful Dead song
- Sailor MoonGirl
Japanese fictional manga character
- SailorGirl
Protagonist from the comic "Wytches"