Boys' name · since 1984
Sayer
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 401 babies named Sayer, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,016 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,499 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 401
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
401 babies have been named Sayer since 1984, making it today's #12499 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sayer recorded 401 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #12499 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #9,016 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,499 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 401 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayer ranks #9,016 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,499 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 401 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,016 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,499 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 401
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sayer's 401 recorded births place it above 80.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sayer compares
401 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sayer's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sayer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 401 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sayer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sayer's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sayer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Sayer popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 2003 (Sayer as girls' name)
Sayer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Sayer's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sayer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Sayer's decade-level peak was the 2010s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sayer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sayer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.