Unisex name · since 1992
Sayler
854 babies named Sayler in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,379 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 854
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
854 babies have been named Sayler since 1992, making it today's #3277 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayler has been recorded 854 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #3277 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #8,379 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,277 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 854 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayler ranks #8,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,277 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 854 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,379 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 854
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sayler's 854 recorded births place it above 88.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sayler compares
854 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sayler's all-time total is 127% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sayler | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 854 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sayler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sayler's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sayler popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Currently ranks #3277 among girls.
854 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 59 births in a single year.
Sayler popularity over time - boys
59 total births recorded since 2006 (Sayler as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Sayler accounts for 6% of total recorded use across both genders.
Sayler by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (350 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Sayler's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Sayler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
350 births
- 2020s
2020s
315 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 350 births (41% of all-time use).
Sayler decade highlights
- Peak decade 350 births
- Runner-up 315 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Sayler compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sayler's total volume
Sayler by state
Where Sayler concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 57 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Utah | | 5 | 0.6% |
59 of 854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.9% of nationwide
- Texas 6.7% of nationwide
- Tennessee 0.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Sayler's data
- Sayler's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (350 total births) through the 2020s (315) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Saylers (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sayler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Sayler 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.
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