Sawyer
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Sawyer
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.
Sawyer for boys#122 US
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 for girls#291 US
Sawyer is one of the top unisex names, used for their daughters by such parents as Sara Gilbert, co-host of The Talk and former actress on Roseanne, currently on The Conners.
Sawyer is is one of those newly-stylish occupational names that can work for either gender. If you want something with less brawn and more brains than Sawyer, try Sayer.
Pronounced SAW-yur.
As of October 2026, Sawyer ranked #122 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #94 in 2015, Nameberry popularity #136.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #110 | 3,596 | #344 | 965 |
| 2015 | #94 | 4,271 | #261 | 1,221 |
| 2016 | #97 | 4,248 | #245 | 1,283 |
| 2017 | #95 | 4,171 | #225 | 1,391 |
| 2018 | #99 | 3,878 | #219 | 1,428 |
| 2019 | #106 | 3,558 | #248 | 1,291 |
| 2020 | #116 | 3,187 | #239 | 1,259 |
| 2021 | #114 | 3,256 | #216 | 1,377 |
| 2022 | #131 | 2,911 | #242 | 1,260 |
| 2023 | #127 | 2,842 | #280 | 1,124 |
| 2024 | #132 | 2,756 | #297 | 1,062 |
| 2025 | #122 | 2,941 | #291 | 1,056 |
World rankings
Sawyer for girls
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Famous Sawyers
- Sawyer Christopher FredericksBoy
American singer,songwriter ("The Voice")
- Sawyer FultonBoy
ring name of Jacob Southwick, American pro wrestler
- Sawyer Storm SweetenBoy
late American actor; twin brother of Sullivan Sweeten
- Sawyer HartmanBoy
YouTuber
- Sawyer SpielbergBoy
son of director Steven Spielberg
- Sawyer Steven Yount (b. 2010)Boy
son of TV journalist Erica Hill and David Yount
- Sawyer Hooray Shapiro (b. 2015)Boy
son of radio personality Todd Shapiro and model Irina Funtikova
- Sawyer HollisBoy
son of blogger Rachel Hollis
- Sawyer Scout Pileggi (b. 1998)Girl
daughter of actor Mitch Pileggi
- Sawyer Chandler (b. 2002)Girl
daughter of actor Kyle Chandler
- Sawyer Jane GilbertGirl
Adler (b. 2007), daughter of actress Sara Gilbert and Allison Adler
- Sawyer Lucia Chung (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of actress Diane Farr and Seung Yong Chung; twin sister Coco Trinity Chung
- Sawyer Ruth Marrs (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of entertainment journalist Courtney Hazlett and Steven Marrs
- Sawyer Stafford (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of American football quarterback Matthew Stafford
Sawyer in pop culture
- James "Sawyer" FordBoy
a main character on TV's "Lost"
- SawyerBoy
character in movie "Dolphin Tale"
- SawyerBoy
character in anime series "Pokémon: XY"
- SawyerBoy
zombie on Canadian animated series "Camp Lakebottom"
- "Tom SawyerBoy
" novel by Mark Twain and its main character
- Sawyer BrownBoy
American band
- Sawyer BrownBoy
character in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
- Veronica SawyerBoy
"Heathers"
- Sawyer Brooke ScottGirl
character on TV's "One Tree Hill"
- Sawyer Valentini (named after her grandfather)Girl
character in film "Unsane"
- SawyerGirl
cat in animated film "Cats Don't Dance"
- Sawyer CarlisleGirl
Duncan Carlisle's daughter on TV's "Hostages"
- Sawyer TaftGirl
main character in novel series "The Debutantes"