Boy
Sawyer
Rooted in Middle English, Sawyer is a boy's name that means "Middle English occupational surname". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. It has shown up in U.S. birth records across 6 of the last twelve decades.
Middle EnglishMiddle English occupational surname
Etymology"One who saws wood"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
7
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
5
1980s
327
1990s
3,860
2000s
11,341
2010s
33,342
Peaked in the 2010s · 48,882 total U.S. births since 1900