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Sailor

Sailor holds the #1132 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 206 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2017 (#1055 nationally, 243 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1998. The name's biggest fan base is in West Virginia (#230 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1132
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1055
in 2017 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
206
girls named Sailor

Sailor popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.008%0.012%0.015%18801900192019401960198020002020#1055 in 2017
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2017

Where Sailor is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #564 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#564Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: #2075 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#2075Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025RI—Oregon: #548 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#548Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025IL—Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025CT—California: #1323 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1323Utah: #605 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#605Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025NE—Missouri: #811 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#811Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025KY—West Virginia: #230 (7 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)WV#230Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025AR—Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025MS—Alabama: #716 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#716Georgia: #915 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#915Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sailor in 2025HI—Texas: #1154 (23 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1154Florida: #1055 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1055
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: West Virginia (#230), Oregon (#548), Wisconsin (#564)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sailor in the most recent year of SSA data.

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