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Sawyer

“woodcutter”

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The story behind the name

Meet Sawyer.

US birth records for 2025 list 1,056 girls named Sawyer (rank #291) and 2,941 boys named Sawyer (rank #122).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 1,065 in 2024 to 1,056 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 2,768 in 2024 to 2,941 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Sawyer?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#2911,056 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1222,941 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420254,2720
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys1222,941
2025Girls2911,056
2024Boys1312,768
2024Girls2971,065
2023Boys1272,843
2023Girls2801,124
2022Boys1312,914
2022Girls2421,260
2021Boys1143,259
2021Girls2161,377
2020Boys1163,189
2020Girls2391,259
2019Boys1063,559
2019Girls2481,292
2018Boys1003,878
2018Girls2191,428
2017Boys954,171
2017Girls2251,391
2016Boys974,248
2016Girls2451,283
2015Boys944,272
2015Girls2611,221
2014Boys1103,597
2014Girls344965

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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