Saul

Meaning and origin of Saul

Popularity of Saul in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Saul has been stable (+1.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Saul every 52 schools.

Saul in English-speaking countries

Saul ranks 262^nd in Northern Ireland, against 756^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  262^nd boys’ name20 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,273

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  393^rd boys’ name26 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,305

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  561^st boys’ name1,581 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,252+1.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,125^th boys’ name78 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,594−3.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,321^st boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,622

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Saul and Saül are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Saül30

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Saul

• Nouh
• John
• Dan
• Seth
• Jim
• Lyes
• Matt
• Ben
• Jed
• Lev
• Sam
• Sohann

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin