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.

Sawyer Rank in US Top 1000

# 280 in the US

Sawyer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 777 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sawyer

• 280 US 2023
• 777 Nameberry 2025
• 139 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Sawyer

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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

The name 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"