Given name & surname
Sadler
“one who makes harnesses”
Sadler is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who makes harnesses.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who makes harnesses.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sadler through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 247
- 192 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #6,782 for girls · #8,125 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +69%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,782 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 10 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 as a first name in 2020; 20,578 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sadler’s family of names
Sadler has a related form in Saddlar. Sadler has a related form in Saddler. Sadler has a related form in Saddlor.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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