Fun Facts About the Name Sayler
- 913 babies named Sayler: U.S. records list 913 babies given the name Sayler from 1880 through 2025. Even 59 boys received the name Sayler - about 1 boy for every 14 girls.
What Does the Name Sayler Mean?
Sayler is an English surname used as a given name, most often a variant spelling of Saylor. The English surname is occupational and means "sailor": it comes from Middle English sailer, "one who sails," the agent noun of sailen, "to sail," which goes back to Old English segl, "sail."
A second, independent origin accounts for many bearers of the spelling: Sayler is also an anglicized form of German Seiler, an occupational name for a rope maker, from Middle High German seil, "rope." Because the two derivations are unrelated, a family or individual named Sayler may descend from either the English seafaring name or the German rope-making name.
Sayler Name History & Origins
Occupational surnames became fixed in England during the later Middle Ages, and a man who worked at sea could be recorded as le sailer or Saylor. In German-speaking central Europe, Seiler was a common occupational surname for a ropemaker, a trade tied to the making of cordage for carts, ships, and machinery; related spellings such as Seyler and Seiller also appear.
German-speaking immigrants to North America frequently respelled Seiler as Saylor or Sayler, which is why the same spelling can represent either the English or the German name. The given name Sayler is a transferred use of the surname rather than a name with a long independent history as a first name, and it is a less common spelling than Saylor. It should not be confused with the separate word name Sailor, which is simply the English common noun.
How Popular is the Name Sayler?
Sayler has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #2,815 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,290 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2024 | #3,366 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2023 | #3,419 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2022 | #2,922 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2021 | #2,992 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 2020 | #2,815 | 59 | 0.0037% |
| 2019 | #3,542 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 2018 | #4,062 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #3,471 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2016 | #4,227 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #3,642 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #4,088 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #3,990 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2012 | #5,535 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #6,113 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #5,567 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #7,024 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #6,531 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #5,673 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #7,791 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #7,834 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #6,175 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #6,529 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #7,373 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #9,965 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #9,750 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #6,781 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #15,086 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,564 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #12,072 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #8,858 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,891 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #6,228 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #8,690 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #13,704 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #13,659 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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