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 |
Saul by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,120 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 1,900 American boys born that year was called Saul.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Saul. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Saudfortunate or lucky; from Arabic sa'd7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shaulasked for; a form of Saul18 in the US (2017)
- Sauloof or pertaining to saul; small17 in the US (2017)
- Saelasked of God; a form of Samuel9 in the US (2017)
- Salsalt; or short form of Salvatore6 in the US (2017)
- Soul13 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Saul
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