Spellings

Saylor or Sailor?

In the US in 2025, 83% of babies in this name family were spelled Saylor and 14% Sailor. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Saylor83% of the family1,415 born in 2025#217 among girls×3 since 2015Sailor14% of the family246 born in 2025#1,132 among girls−13% since 2015Sayler3% of the family48 born in 2025#3,249 among girls+12% since 2015

Ten years ago

Saylor already led in 2015, with 63% of the family's births; it has 85% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 760 to 1,669 births (×2).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Saylor4801,415×3
Sailor237206−13%
Sayler4348+12%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈseɪlər/ (SAY-lur). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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