Shaul
Shaul is a given name and a surname which may refer to:
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Shaul
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shaul is a given name and a surname which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Shaul
American parents first put Shaul on the record books as a baby boy name in 1973, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 33 Shauls were born — ranking #3,426 that year. About 31% of every Shaul on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Shaul ranks #4,296 for baby boys with 25 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 756 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shaul
Shaul is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 756 births in the dataset. Shaul's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,426. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaul'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.