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Sailor
GirlMeaning of Sailor: American: 'occupational name'
Sailor is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 993rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.
US rank 2025
#993
246 babies in 2025
England & Wales 2024
#4192
5 babies in 2024
US babies since 1880
4,290
First recorded 1997 · peak 2016
Trend
stable
Style: uncommon
Popularity over time
Gender split
16% boys · 84% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.
Origins & cultures
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