Saulo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SOW-loh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Saulo is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “asked for, prayed for”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Saulo mean?
Hebrew: Spanish and Portuguese form of Saul
“asked for, prayed for”
Saul of Tarsus was the original name of the apostle Paul.
Is Saulo a girl's or a boy's name?
Saulo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Saulo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,948th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Saulo, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
2025 had more boys named Saulo than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Saulo in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saulo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,264 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Saulo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thiago, Santiago, Luca, Josue, Pablo, Sawyer, Ezra, Diego, Nico, Santino, Rio, Joao
Names related to Saulo
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saulo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saulo, updated 20 October 2026.