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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).
Sawyer
Sawyer has been easing down from its peak but is still widely used. All-time it's been given to 84,176 U.S. babies, the 179th most common name by sound today, peaking at 5,562 in 2017, with 3,997 in 2025.
Sawyer has no common alternate spellings by sound.
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