Saule
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SOW-leh
- Origin
- Baltic
Saule is a girls' name of Baltic origin, meaning “sun”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saule mean?
Baltic: Lithuanian Saule, from saule 'sun'
“sun”
Lithuanian name (Saule) meaning sun; Saule is the sun goddess of Baltic mythology.
Is Saule a girl's or a boy's name?
Saule is a girls' name.
How popular is Saule in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Saule in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saule in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
Names like Saule
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Phoebe, Florence, Summer, Esme, Safa, Olive, Elsie, Sara, Rose, Scarlett, Zainab, Beatrice
More Baltic names
Aras, Liepa, Herkus, Gabija, Tauras, Vaida, Ugne, Austeja, Domas, Vakaris, Daina, Aija, Alanta, Deimantas, Deimante, Domantas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saule: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saule, updated 20 October 2026.