Recorded 1978–1995 Girls' name Peak 1981 117 births

Sayward — girls' name

117 babies named Sayward in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s781990s5
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Sayward was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

29 babies were named Sayward in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sayward

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Sayward between 1978 and 1995, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sayward currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sayward performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sayward shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sayward in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 117 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sayward at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

117

Since 1978

18 years of records

Peak year

1981

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1978

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1995

Sayward popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1978

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1981)
29
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
010203040 19951984198319821981198019791978 22

Sayward by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
78 births that decade — 67% of Sayward's all-time total
1970s341980s781990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sayward?
117 babies have been named Sayward since 1978. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1981 with 29 births.
When was Sayward most popular?
Sayward was most popular in the 1980s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Sayward been used?
Sayward has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 18 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Sayward?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saylor, Saydee, Sayra, Sayuri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.