Sawyer
Sawyer is an English occupational surname meaning 'one who saws wood,' derived from the Middle English sawier. It evolved from a tradesman's name to a popular given name with a rugged, outdoorsy appeal.
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 3,012. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 2,179
- 2012: 2,741
- 2013: 3,166
- 2014: 3,597
- 2015: 4,272
- 2016: 4,248
- 2017: 4,171
- 2018: 3,878
- 2019: 3,559
- 2020: 3,189
- 2021: 3,259
- 2022: 2,914
- 2023: 2,843
- 2024: 2,768
- 2025: 2,941
- 2026 (projected): 3,012
Good to Know
- •Easy to spell and pronounce
- •Works well as both first and middle name
- •Strong association with Mark Twain's adventurous character Tom Sawyer
- •Popular surname-as-first-name choice with a casual, approachable feel
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Famous People
Sawyer Fredericks
Singer-songwriter and The Voice winner
Sawyer Sweeten
Actor from Everybody Loves Raymond
Tom Sawyer
Iconic literary character by Mark Twain
Statistics
65,838
Total births since 1880
2015
Peak year
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