Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Saylor

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #217 Trend ↑ Rising 43%

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Rank 2025
#217
among girls · ↑14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,472
named Saylor · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,136
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
1,480 babies
All-time total
15,362
#1,314 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Saylor popularity over time

15,362 babies have been named Saylor since 1917, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 170 57 227 23 – #1,713
2000s 1,373 132 1,505 151 +563% #1,264
2010s 5,112 292 5,404 540 +259% #308
2020s (to 2025) 7,827 394 8,221 1,370 +154% #207

Where Saylor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,507 0.94 #202
2027 1,589 0.99 #198
2028 1,663 1.03 #188
2029 1,728 1.08 #180
2030 1,785 1.11 #173

Where Saylor is most popular

Girls named Saylor per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.833 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, West Virginia, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Saylor born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wyoming 14 3.28 +294%
West Virginia 80 3.05 +267%
Alabama 268 2.85 +243%
Maine 44 2.84 +242%
Mississippi 128 2.74 +229%
Montana 37 2.73 +228%
Arkansas 136 2.57 +209%
Iowa 145 2.48 +198%
North Dakota 31 2.36 +183%
Oklahoma 169 2.30 +176%
Alaska 19 2.21 +165%
South Dakota 31 2.17 +161%
Idaho 72 2.15 +158%
Kentucky 176 2.06 +147%
Nebraska 71 1.98 +137%
Tennessee 297 1.87 +125%
Utah 153 1.84 +121%
South Carolina 163 1.81 +118%
Louisiana 157 1.79 +115%
Kansas 101 1.75 +110%
Indiana 221 1.57 +89%
Missouri 188 1.56 +87%
North Carolina 320 1.41 +69%
Georgia 305 1.34 +61%
New Hampshire 24 1.30 +56%
Oregon 75 1.15 +38%
Wisconsin 111 1.08 +29%
Ohio 243 1.02 +23%
Minnesota 110 1.02 +22%
Virginia 173 1.01 +22%
Colorado 110 0.985 +18%
Delaware 11 0.970 +16%
Florida 409 0.956 +15%
Pennsylvania 214 0.905 +9%
Michigan 162 0.889 +7%
Arizona 122 0.869 ≈ national
Nevada 40 0.861 ≈ national
Maryland 89 0.840 ≈ national
Washington 111 0.768 -8%
Texas 587 0.730 -12%
New Mexico 16 0.658 -21%
Illinois 140 0.612 -27%
Connecticut 31 0.533 -36%
Massachusetts 55 0.455 -45%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -48%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -52%
California 334 0.397 -52%
New Jersey 64 0.355 -57%
New York 113 0.285 -66%
District of Columbia – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Saylor

Saylor is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #217 in 2025 with 1,415 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 15,362 American babies have been named Saylor, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 1,480 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Saylor stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Saylor?

The median living Saylor is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 15 thousand people named Saylor are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Saylor year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,415 #217 57 #2,415
2024 1,341 #231 65 #2,229
2023 1,398 #214 82 #1,925
2022 1,410 #207 68 #2,163
2021 1,193 #260 69 #2,105
2020 1,070 #304 53 #2,460
2019 1,053 #308 61 #2,287
2018 868 #364 42 #2,881
2017 741 #431 27 #3,967
2016 729 #441 33 #3,423
2015 480 #608 37 #3,140
2014 351 #800 28 #3,760
2013 283 #905 21 #4,591
2012 222 #1,120 19 #5,011
2011 204 #1,185 11 #7,417
2010 181 #1,306 13 #6,641
2009 194 #1,264 9 #8,877
2008 182 #1,348 11 #7,615
2007 143 #1,587 18 #5,175
2006 137 #1,580 13 #6,391
2005 158 #1,372 15 #5,531
2004 129 #1,544 16 #5,200
2003 112 #1,707 9 #7,724
2002 95 #1,885 14 #5,347
2001 127 #1,488 10 #6,853
2000 96 #1,813 17 #4,533
1995 9 #9,397 5 #10,051
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
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1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
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1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Saylor, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Saylor?

The median living Saylor is about 5 years old. Half of all living Saylors are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Saylor are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Saylor are alive in the United States, based on 15,362 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Saylor mean?

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

How popular is the name Saylor in 2025?

Saylor ranked #217 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,415 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Saylor?

15,362 babies have been named Saylor in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Saylor most popular?

Saylor peaked in 2023, when 1,480 newborns received the name.

Is Saylor a boy or girl name?

Saylor is used for both: about 94% of babies named Saylor have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Saylor rising or falling?

Saylor is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Saylor become more popular?

Saylor is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,785 girls named Saylor in 2030, which would rank around #173. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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