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Saul

Boy

Meaning of Saul: Hebrew: 'prayed for'

Saul is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 565th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1402nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#565

535 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1402

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

43,362

First recorded 1880 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 411 babies1982: 368 babies1983: 380 babies1984: 395 babies1985: 415 babies1986: 411 babies1987: 429 babies1988: 440 babies1989: 530 babies1990: 574 babies19901991: 598 babies1992: 621 babies1993: 580 babies1994: 598 babies1995: 713 babies1996: 869 babies1997: 1,052 babies1998: 916 babies1999: 891 babies2000: 1,065 babies20002001: 1,103 babies2002: 1,028 babies2003: 1,072 babies2004: 1,110 babies2005: 1,113 babies2006: 1,120 babies2007: 1,070 babies2008: 999 babies2009: 867 babies2010: 761 babies20102011: 715 babies2012: 690 babies2013: 656 babies2014: 664 babies2015: 592 babies2016: 560 babies2017: 605 babies2018: 534 babies2019: 538 babies2020: 484 babies20202021: 513 babies2022: 581 babies2023: 515 babies2024: 531 babies2025: 535 babies
US babies named Saul per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,120.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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