Zaul
Boy · sah-OOL · Hebrew
Zaul is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “asked for, prayed for”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zaul mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Saul (Spanish Saúl)
“asked for, prayed for”
Saul was the first king of Israel in the Bible; the apostle Paul was also first called Saul.
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Is Zaul a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaul is a boys' name.
How popular is Zaul in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Zaul in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zaul in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
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