Names / Unisex names
Sailor
Current rank
#1,134
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,056
in 2017
First recorded
1997
in U.S. data
Children named
4,200
since 1997
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,056 in 2017 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Sailor is a unisex name that enters U.S. records in 1997. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 2017, at #1,056 nationally. Over 4,200 have carried it since records began.