Saylor
Torn between Saylor and another name? Compare them side by side →
Meaning
occupational surname meaning 'one who sails'
The story
Saylor is the sailor respelled, an occupational surname for the one who sails, and the y is doing exactly what the -eigh does for Ryleigh two entries up this worklist: marking the word as a name and, increasingly, as a girls' name. The record is young: about 230 in the 1990s, 1,500 in the 2000s, 5,400 in the 2010s, and already 8,200 so far this decade, past the full 2010s with years to run, running about 7,800 girls to 390 boys this decade. It sails in the word-name convoy with Journee and Haven from our recent batches, the wish spelled as a voyage. In our records the all-time split is about 14,500 girls to 880 boys. The occupation was windburned and male for centuries; the respelling handed the wheel to daughters, and the record shows them taking it.
How popular is Saylor around the world?
In the United States, 8,221 babies were named Saylor between 2020 and 2025.
Saylor is on the official records of the United States, New Zealand, South Australia, Canada, Ireland and England and Wales.
United States
1 in 2,700
In the United States, 8,221 babies were named Saylor between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Saylor peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
New Zealand
1 in 4,100
In New Zealand, 14 girls named Saylor were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
South Australia
1 in 6,1002017
In South Australia, 3 girls were registered as Saylor in 2017.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Canada
1 in 9,900
In Canada, 37 girls named Saylor were born in 2024, the 794th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Ireland
1 in 18,000
In Ireland, 3 girls named Saylor were born in 2025, the 885th most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
England and Wales
1 in 45,000
In England and Wales, 13 girls named Saylor were born in 2025, ranked 2,138th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Scotland
last on record 2023
Saylor is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Saylor
Most people given the name Saylor in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
Keep exploring
The Saylor deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Saylor truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Saylor fits with your family’s names and surname.
Does Saylor fit YOUR family?
nametree reads your family’s names and finds the ones that belong. Free, private, no ads.
Add Saylor to your family’s tree →