Sayer
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Sayer
One of the more subtle occupational surnames, Sayer is a pleasant, open, last-name-first name, particularly apt for a family of woodworkers -- or writers.
Sayer for boys#13562 US
Some parents are beginning to consider Sayer as a less popular alternative to Sawyer, which it may be a variation of, or a separate occupational name for someone who recited poetry and news, or even another occupational name an for assayer, who tested metals or tasted food.
The most well known surnamed Sayer is the British singer Leo Sayer.
Sayer for girls#16865 US
Sayer is a surname derived for an occupational name. This may be related to Sawyer, which is where the woodcutter comes in, or to Sayer as in a person who says for a living, ie a reciter.
Pronounced SAY-ur.
As of October 2026, Sayer ranked #13562 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3873 in 2017.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,873 | 28 | 15.1 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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