Saylor: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern occupational-style name from sailor”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- SAY-lər · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (94% of all uses)
Modern American given name modeled on the English word and surname Sailor/Saylor. It is primarily a contemporary surname-style usage rather than a traditional inherited first name.
How popular is Saylor?
Babies named Saylor in 20241,402
2024 rank#231 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188013,882
Saylor is rising: use over the last five years is 5.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Saylor
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Saylor questions
What does the name Saylor mean?
Saylor means "modern occupational-style name from sailor". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern American given name modeled on the English word and surname Sailor/Saylor. It is primarily a contemporary surname-style usage rather than a traditional inherited first name.
Is Saylor a boy or girl name?
Saylor is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Saylor?
1,402 US babies were named Saylor in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Saylor?
Saylor is usually pronounced SAY-lər.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.