Sawyer is a unisex name of English origin meaning “one who saws.” In 2024 it was given to 3,818 babies in the United States.
Sawyer belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “one who saws” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sawyer first appears in Social Security records in 1913 and has been given to 80,150 babies since 1880, including 3,818 in 2024.
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Sawyer means “one who saws” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sawyer is a unisex name. In 2024, 3,818 babies received the name in the US.
Sawyer comes from the English & American tradition.
Sawyer is uncommon in US records — it first appears in 1913 and has been given to 80,150 babies since 1880.
Sawyer is pronounced /www.bbc.co.uk/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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