Saul
Saul is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of שָׁאוּל, the Hebrew name of the Biblical King Saul. The name translates to "asked for/borrowed".
Meaning & Origin of Saul
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saul is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of שָׁאוּל, the Hebrew name of the Biblical King Saul. The name translates to "asked for/borrowed".
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The Story of Saul
Saul first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 1,120 Sauls were born — ranking #298 that year. As of 2026, Saul ranks #542 for baby boys with 548 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 44K Sauls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Saul
Saul is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 44K births in the dataset. Saul's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #270. Use the chart and map above to compare Saul's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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