Sayer is a rare variant of Sawyer that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Sayer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,562 among boys (5) and #16,865 among girls (5) — overall #16,964 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #16,865 | #13,562 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,119 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,010 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,686 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,898 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,785 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #15,273 | #8,109 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,503 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,873 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,293 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,700 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,674 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,768 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,940 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,416 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,560 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,608 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,030 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,005 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,039 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,602 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,451 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #17,907 | #6,646 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,961 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,063 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,236 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,431 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,744 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #9,070 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #10,271 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,660 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | — | #5,390 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #6,138 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,857 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,316 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #7,933 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,139 |