Sayer comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Woodcutter or reciter.
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How popular is Sayer?
2017peak year
Sayer has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #8689), with about 12 babies named Sayer each year. In 2017, 28 babies received the name (ranked #3873). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 407.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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