Saylor
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Saylor
Currently in the US Top 300, Saylor finds the middle ground between the popular and unisex Taylor, and the more unexpected, wordier Sailor. In fact, it is currently used more often than either of its sound-alikes.
Saylor for girls#217 US
For a name that feels like it could just be a creative spelling, Saylor has a surprisingly interesting etymology. On one hand, it is a variation of the English word sailor, relating it to the sea, to travel, and to boatmanship.
On the other, it's a surname in its own right. In Medieval Germany, it was related to the word seil, meaning "rope" and was therefore used as an occupational surname for ropemakers. In Middle English, it was linked to the the Old French word sailleor meaning "to leap", and therefore used to describe a dancer, tumbler, or acrobat.
Ultimately, parents may choose this version because it feels less like a word and more like a name, and because including the letter Y makes it feel contemporary and on trend.
Saylor for boys#2415 US
Used much more often for girls -- about 1000 girls were named Saylor or Sailor last year, versus about 100 boys -- Saylor is a medieval German surname that means ropemaker, which is also related to the occupational name Sailor.
Pronounced SAY-lor.
As of October 2026, Saylor ranked #217 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #207 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #654.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #800 | 351 | #3,759 | 28 |
| 2015 | #608 | 480 | #3,138 | 37 |
| 2016 | #441 | 729 | #3,423 | 33 |
| 2017 | #433 | 740 | #3,967 | 27 |
| 2018 | #363 | 868 | #2,879 | 42 |
| 2019 | #308 | 1,053 | #2,285 | 61 |
| 2020 | #303 | 1,070 | #2,459 | 53 |
| 2021 | #259 | 1,193 | #2,105 | 69 |
| 2022 | #207 | 1,410 | #2,162 | 68 |
| 2023 | #214 | 1,395 | #1,924 | 82 |
| 2024 | #231 | 1,337 | #2,223 | 65 |
| 2025 | #217 | 1,415 | #2,415 | 57 |
World rankings
Saylor for girls
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Famous Saylors
- Saylor James Cutler (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of actress Kristin Cavallari and NFL player Jay Cutler
- Saylor Monroe LangGirl
daughter of singers Jonny Lang and Haylie Johnson; twin brother Raimy Lee
- Saylor Callisto BrothertonGirl
daughter of actors John Brotherton and Alison Raimondi
- Saylor Briggs Waldrop (b. 2008)Boy
eldest son of Eric and Courtney Waldrop; featured on the TLC show “Sweet Home Sextuplets”
Saylor in pop culture
- Saylor StarkGirl
a powerful Mage in Rachel Hawkin's "Rebel Belle"
- SaylorGirl
from Old French "sailleor", meaning dancer