Sawyer is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sawyer means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sawyer across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sawyer has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sawyer is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “one who saws wood”. originally an occupational surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 84,176 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 345 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 34 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 12 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Sawyer per year, United States (1913 to 2025). United States peaked in 2017 (5,562/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (27/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (7/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2016 (3/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2022 (3/yr).
Sawyer has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2017, when it ranked #104 nationally (given to 5,594 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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