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Sailor

Girl's name · #1134 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Sailor reached its best rank, #1056, in 2017 and ranked #1134 in 2025. Roughly 3,600 girls have been named Sailor since 1998.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,421 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sailors

• Sailor Brinkley Cook — American model

In stories & tradition

• Sailor Mercury — Sailor Moon (manga)
• Sailor Venus — Sailor Moon (manga)
• Sailor Jupiter — Sailor Moon (manga)

Spellings & nicknames

Sailor is the less common spelling of Saylor — about 13% of babies given the name are written this way; Saylor itself ranked #217 in 2025.

Similar names: Ellery · Zayla · Berkley · Baylor · Dior · Sloan

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