Sawyer is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Sawyer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #122 among boys (2,941) and #291 among girls (1,056) — overall #141 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,997 | 3,997 | #291 | #122 |
| 2024 | 3,833 | 3,833 | #297 | #131 |
| 2023 | 3,967 | 3,967 | #280 | #127 |
| 2022 | 4,174 | 4,174 | #242 | #131 |
| 2021 | 4,636 | 4,636 | #216 | #114 |
| 2020 | 4,448 | 4,448 | #239 | #116 |
| 2019 | 4,851 | 4,851 | #248 | #106 |
| 2018 | 5,306 | 5,306 | #219 | #100 |
| 2017 | 5,562 | 5,562 | #225 | #95 |
| 2016 | 5,531 | 5,531 | #245 | #97 |
| 2015 | 5,493 | 5,493 | #261 | #94 |
| 2014 | 4,562 | 4,562 | #344 | #110 |
| 2013 | 3,854 | 3,854 | #447 | #120 |
| 2012 | 3,283 | 3,283 | #550 | #147 |
| 2011 | 2,565 | 2,565 | #719 | #172 |
| 2010 | 2,570 | 2,570 | #788 | #173 |
| 2009 | 2,150 | 2,150 | #1,029 | #202 |
| 2008 | 1,849 | 1,849 | #1,379 | #225 |
| 2007 | 1,646 | 1,646 | #1,654 | #240 |
| 2006 | 1,536 | 1,536 | #1,502 | #247 |
| 2005 | 1,171 | 1,171 | #1,906 | #307 |
| 2004 | 695 | 695 | #1,852 | #439 |
| 2003 | 639 | 639 | #2,408 | #441 |
| 2002 | 527 | 527 | #2,493 | #499 |
| 2001 | 533 | 533 | #2,508 | #487 |
| 2000 | 598 | 598 | #2,047 | #461 |
| 1999 | 522 | 522 | #2,463 | #482 |
| 1998 | 489 | 489 | #2,360 | #502 |
| 1997 | 431 | — | #2,926 | #520 |
| 1996 | 435 | — | #2,392 | #525 |
| 1995 | 490 | — | #2,476 | #492 |
| 1994 | 501 | — | #3,087 | #469 |
| 1993 | 417 | — | #2,868 | #532 |
| 1992 | 322 | — | #4,498 | #596 |
| 1991 | 146 | — | #4,965 | #952 |
| 1990 | 107 | — | #5,777 | #1,132 |
| 1989 | 88 | — | #5,494 | #1,290 |
| 1988 | 66 | — | #6,191 | #1,464 |
| 1987 | 77 | — | #5,556 | #1,230 |
| 1986 | 58 | — | #7,022 | #1,453 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | — | #2,693 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | — | #3,891 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,435 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,601 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,469 |