Sailor
Rank in 2025
#1132
recorded as girls
#3036
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
246
girls 206 · boys 40
Peak year
2023
230 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
4,290
since 1997
Born a Sailor? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Sailor was most popular in 2023, when 230 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.14 per 1,000). In 2025, 206 babies were named Sailor, ranking #1132 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 206 | 1132 | 40 | 3036 |
| 2024 | 170 | 1341 | 48 | 2715 |
| 2023 | 230 | 1075 | 30 | 3712 |
| 2022 | 182 | 1295 | 50 | 2648 |
| 2021 | 213 | 1148 | 39 | 3074 |
| 2020 | 225 | 1085 | 37 | 3074 |
| 2019 | 208 | 1156 | 45 | 2766 |
| 2018 | 158 | 1413 | 36 | 3171 |
| 2017 | 243 | 1055 | 40 | 2951 |
| 2016 | 245 | 1064 | 49 | 2551 |
| 2015 | 237 | 1092 | 44 | 2722 |
| 2014 | 200 | 1221 | 23 | 4263 |
| 2013 | 135 | 1587 | 25 | 3964 |
| 2012 | 103 | 1918 | 19 | 4862 |
| 2011 | 111 | 1817 | 14 | 5945 |
| 2010 | 90 | 2167 | 12 | 6698 |
| 2009 | 85 | 2286 | 12 | 6802 |
| 2008 | 77 | 2462 | 23 | 4267 |
| 2007 | 74 | 2509 | 13 | 6262 |
| 2006 | 64 | 2757 | 15 | 5525 |
| 2005 | 42 | 3509 | 7 | 9115 |
| 2004 | 45 | 3333 | 13 | 5813 |
| 2003 | 55 | 2800 | 10 | 6715 |
| 2002 | 51 | 2888 | 14 | 5131 |
| 2001 | 52 | 2808 | 9 | 6935 |
| 2000 | 43 | 3169 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 49 | 2782 | 9 | 6530 |
| 1998 | 10 | 8584 | 6 | 8479 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 5 | 9265 |
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Where Sailor is most popular
- Utah2.6×
- North Carolina2.4×
- Florida2.3×
- Georgia1.8×
- Washington1.7×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 84% · boys 16% across all years