Samara vs Sawyer
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Samara
a steady, dependable choice
- Rank today
- #320
- Peak
- #256 (2018)
- Babies in 2025
- 957
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
VS
Sawyer
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #290
- Peak
- #216 (2021)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,056
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, CA, OH
The verdict
Sawyer is the more popular pick (#290 vs #320). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Sawyer is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Samara is a steady, dependable choice.
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