Unisex name
Sawyer
365 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2023. Expression number: 1.
Origin
As an English occupational surname, from sawyer (“one who saws”). Senses loaned from various languages include Jewish/German Seger and Sager, Slovene Žagar. As a French surname, variant of Seguin.From Wiktionary, entry “Sawyer”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2023: 27 births. 365 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (14%) as well as boys (86%). It really came into use around 2013. It is still given: 93 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2017: 5,562 births. 84,176 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 94th among boys' names in 2015. It is given to girls (22%) as well as boys (78%). It really came into use around 1986. It is still given: 20,607 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 51 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 5 + 9 = 28 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
22
the large-scale builder (master number)
1 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 22
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.