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Saul

Gender

Male

Origin

Spanish
Asked for
Hebrew
Inquired of God; name of the first king of Israel and the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul before his conversion to Christianity
Swedish

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Saul

Pronunciation

saul

Famous People

Author Saul Bellow

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #298, 1,120 births); most recent 2025 (rank #557, 535 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #8758, 8 births); most recent 2004 (rank #14167, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025535–
2024529–
2023515–
2022581–
2021513–
2020484–
2019538–
2018534–
2017605–
2016560–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #243, 124 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1035, 29 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202529
202419
202330
202228
202135
202028
201928
201845
201747
201643

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #522, 98 births); most recent 2023 (rank #624, 68 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202368
202268
202191
202073
201970
201898
201772
201659
201538
201443

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #336, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #628, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20244
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
20194
20187
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #164, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #333, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202510
202410
20236
20226
202111
20206
20198
20188
201713
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #186, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #237, 8 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20258
20246
20236
20225
20219
20206
20197
201810
201712
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1976 (rank #331, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence