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Saylor

A name meaning "acrobat, dancer".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈseɪ.ləɹ/; British English /ˈseɪ.lə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#217

Meaning and history

From an English surname derived from the Old French sailleor, meaning “acrobat” or “dancer,” Saylor is also used as a modern English given name and may additionally come from the homophone word sailor.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 137 births, rank #1,574
2007: 143 births, rank #1,579
2008: 182 births, rank #1,345
2009: 194 births, rank #1,258
2010: 181 births, rank #1,299
20112011: 204 births, rank #1,182
2012: 222 births, rank #1,119
2013: 283 births, rank #902
2014: 351 births, rank #800
2015: 480 births, rank #608
20162016: 729 births, rank #441
2017: 741 births, rank #429
2018: 868 births, rank #364
2019: 1,053 births, rank #308
2020: 1,070 births, rank #304
20212021: 1,193 births, rank #258
2022: 1,410 births, rank #207
2023: 1,398 births, rank #214
2024: 1,341 births, rank #231
20252025: 1,415 births, rank #217

Saylor rose from #231 to #217 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 1,415.