Sawyer

English occupational name
"woodcutter"

Sawyer Origin and Meaning

The name Sawyer is a girl's name of English origin meaning "woodcutter".

Sawyer is one of the top unisex names, used for their daughters by such parents as Sara Gilbert, co-host of The Talk and former actress on Roseanne, currently on The Conners.

Sawyer is is one of those newly-stylish occupational names that can work for either gender. If you want something with less brawn and more brains than Sawyer, try Sayer.

# 280 in the US

Sawyer Rank in US Top 1000

# 874 on Nameberry

Sawyer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Sawyer Popularity

Famous People Named Sawyer

  • Sawyer Scout Pileggi (b. 1998)
    daughter of actor Mitch Pileggi
  • Sawyer Chandler (b. 2002)
    daughter of actor Kyle Chandler
  • Sawyer Jane Gilbert
    Adler (b. 2007), daughter of actress Sara Gilbert and Allison Adler
  • Sawyer Lucia Chung (b. 2008)
    daughter of actress Diane Farr and Seung Yong Chung; twin sister Coco Trinity Chung
  • Sawyer Ruth Marrs (b. 2012)
    daughter of entertainment journalist Courtney Hazlett and Steven Marrs
  • Sawyer Stafford (b. 2017)
    daughter of American football quarterback Matthew Stafford

Sawyer in Pop Culture

  • Sawyer Brooke Scott
    character on TV's "One Tree Hill"
  • Sawyer Valentini (named after her grandfather)
    character in film "Unsane"
  • Sawyer
    cat in animated film "Cats Don't Dance"
  • Sawyer Carlisle
    Duncan Carlisle's daughter on TV's "Hostages"