Meaning & Origin
A surname.
Sailor is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old English origin, from the English occupational word meaning 'one who sails ships' — from Old English and Old French saillier (to sail), evoking the freedom of the open sea and adventurous spirit.
Christie Brinkley named her daughter Sailor, bringing this adventurous occupational name into naming consciousness. It carries the open-water freedom of maritime imagery — wind, waves, navigation by stars — and fits naturally alongside other occupational names that have crossed into first-name territory. A name for a child destined to find their own way.