Saul
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning asked for or prayed for.
Babies a year
603
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#557
up from #559
UK popularity
#1035
29 babies
How Saul has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #495 |
| 2016 | #527 |
| 2017 | #483 |
| 2018 | #530 |
| 2019 | #533 |
| 2020 | #575 |
| 2021 | #555 |
| 2022 | #510 |
| 2023 | #565 |
| 2024 | #559 |
| 2025 | #557 |
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Saul. In the US, 603 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,120 in 2006.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Saul was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.05% of American babies of that sex.
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