Saul
Boy · SAWL · Hebrew
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Saul is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “asked for, prayed for”. In 2025 it ranked 790th for boys in the UK (47 babies) and 557th for boys in the US (535 babies).
What does Saul mean?
Hebrew
“asked for, prayed for”
Saul was the first king of Israel; it was also the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul.
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Is Saul a girl's or a boy's name?
Saul is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 boys in the UK and 535 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Saul in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #790among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 6,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the UK were named Saul, making it the 790th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 842nd. Its busiest year was 1999, with 144 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saul in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales, 333rd in Scotland and 237th in Northern Ireland.
Saul in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #790 |
| 2024 | 35 | #961 |
| 2023 | 42 | #847 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 55 | #716 |
| 2020 | 40 | #842 |
| 2019 | 43 | #805 |
| 2018 | 63 | #639 |
| 2017 | 72 | #586 |
| 2016 | 61 | #648 |
| 2015 | 78 | #549 |
| 2014 | 86 | #511 |
| 2013 | 86 | #497 |
| 2012 | 96 | #460 |
| 2011 | 87 | #476 |
| 2010 | 87 | #472 |
| 2009 | 88 | #471 |
| 2008 | 99 | #417 |
| 2007 | 101 | #399 |
| 2006 | 124 | #310 |
| 2005 | 111 | #317 |
| 2004 | 120 | #294 |
| 2003 | 100 | #315 |
| 2002 | 108 | #290 |
| 2001 | 113 | #276 |
| 2000 | 138 | #232 |
| 1999 | 144 | #232 |
| 1998 | 79 | #344 |
| 1997 | 82 | #342 |
| 1996 | 78 | #337 |
How popular is Saul in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #557among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 535about 1 in 3,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 535 boys in the US were named Saul, making it the 557th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 575th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 1,120 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saul in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saul in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 535 | #557 |
| 2024 | 531 | #559 |
| 2023 | 515 | #568 |
| 2022 | 581 | #512 |
| 2021 | 513 | #556 |
| 2020 | 484 | #575 |
| 2019 | 538 | #532 |
| 2018 | 534 | #531 |
| 2017 | 605 | #484 |
| 2016 | 560 | #526 |
| 2015 | 592 | #494 |
| 2014 | 664 | #449 |
| 2013 | 656 | #438 |
| 2012 | 690 | #414 |
| 2011 | 715 | #399 |
| 2010 | 761 | #379 |
| 2009 | 867 | #356 |
| 2008 | 999 | #329 |
| 2007 | 1,070 | #308 |
| 2006 | 1,120 | #298 |
| 2005 | 1,113 | #295 |
| 2004 | 1,104 | #289 |
| 2003 | 1,072 | #291 |
| 2002 | 1,028 | #289 |
| 2001 | 1,103 | #278 |
| 2000 | 1,059 | #286 |
| 1999 | 891 | #318 |
| 1998 | 916 | #307 |
| 1997 | 1,045 | #270 |
| 1996 | 869 | #306 |
| 1995 | 713 | #345 |
| 1994 | 598 | #389 |
| 1993 | 580 | #398 |
| 1992 | 616 | #375 |
| 1991 | 593 | #381 |
| 1990 | 567 | #408 |
| 1989 | 522 | #408 |
| 1988 | 435 | #432 |
| 1987 | 429 | #422 |
| 1986 | 411 | #424 |
| 1985 | 408 | #426 |
| 1984 | 389 | #419 |
| 1983 | 380 | #421 |
| 1982 | 361 | #447 |
| 1981 | 411 | #401 |
| 1980 | 363 | #431 |
| 1979 | 351 | #426 |
| 1978 | 291 | #478 |
| 1977 | 323 | #444 |
| 1976 | 295 | #455 |
| 1975 | 279 | #479 |
| 1974 | 267 | #491 |
| 1973 | 250 | #492 |
| 1972 | 244 | #506 |
| 1971 | 193 | #597 |
| 1970 | 219 | #550 |
| 1969 | 193 | #563 |
| 1968 | 159 | #603 |
| 1967 | 159 | #596 |
| 1966 | 135 | #635 |
| 1965 | 167 | #589 |
| 1964 | 123 | #695 |
| 1963 | 142 | #655 |
| 1962 | 144 | #646 |
| 1961 | 168 | #610 |
| 1960 | 129 | #690 |
| 1959 | 137 | #656 |
| 1958 | 154 | #618 |
| 1957 | 138 | #653 |
| 1956 | 115 | #687 |
| 1955 | 118 | #671 |
| 1954 | 121 | #658 |
| 1953 | 117 | #655 |
| 1952 | 103 | #687 |
| 1951 | 123 | #634 |
| 1950 | 115 | #647 |
| 1949 | 103 | #675 |
| 1948 | 104 | #662 |
| 1947 | 112 | #651 |
| 1946 | 101 | #638 |
| 1945 | 85 | #654 |
| 1944 | 78 | #702 |
| 1943 | 97 | #647 |
| 1942 | 107 | #609 |
| 1941 | 97 | #609 |
| 1940 | 88 | #635 |
| 1939 | 98 | #579 |
| 1938 | 123 | #522 |
| 1937 | 113 | #547 |
| 1936 | 120 | #514 |
| 1935 | 109 | #551 |
| 1934 | 130 | #508 |
| 1933 | 131 | #490 |
| 1932 | 122 | #528 |
| 1931 | 138 | #487 |
| 1930 | 149 | #485 |
| 1929 | 156 | #470 |
| 1928 | 179 | #450 |
| 1927 | 189 | #445 |
| 1926 | 189 | #439 |
| 1925 | 206 | #418 |
| 1924 | 213 | #419 |
| 1923 | 225 | #397 |
| 1922 | 204 | #420 |
| 1921 | 229 | #403 |
| 1920 | 206 | #413 |
| 1919 | 232 | #381 |
| 1918 | 239 | #387 |
| 1917 | 228 | #372 |
| 1916 | 222 | #365 |
| 1915 | 207 | #374 |
| 1914 | 162 | #371 |
| 1913 | 148 | #337 |
| 1912 | 125 | #340 |
| 1911 | 57 | #368 |
| 1910 | 42 | #415 |
| 1909 | 41 | #371 |
| 1908 | 35 | #400 |
| 1907 | 36 | #375 |
| 1906 | 18 | #547 |
| 1905 | 12 | #699 |
| 1904 | 26 | #409 |
| 1903 | 17 | #527 |
| 1902 | 24 | #415 |
| 1901 | 13 | #559 |
| 1900 | 23 | #477 |
| 1899 | 17 | #457 |
| 1898 | 11 | #662 |
| 1897 | 11 | #652 |
| 1896 | 11 | #674 |
| 1895 | 13 | #579 |
| 1894 | 16 | #502 |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 11 | #640 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 7 | #814 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 20 | #416 |
| 1887 | 11 | #544 |
| 1886 | 10 | #605 |
| 1885 | 11 | #577 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #891 |
| 1882 | 15 | #469 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 15 | #465 |
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