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Saul

Boy's name · #557 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Saul reached its best rank, #270, in 1997 and ranked #557 in 2025. Roughly 43,000 boys have been named Saul since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#68 in Spain (2024) · #100 in Mexico (2024) · #213 in Ecuador (2025) · #237 in N. Ireland (2025) · #262 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #333 in Scotland (2025) · #696 in Belgium (2025) · #908 in France (2025) · #1,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,749 in Austria (2025) · #1,804 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Sauls

• Saul Bellow — American writer (1915–2005)
• Saul Perlmutter — American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate (born 1959)
• Saúl Ñíguez — Spanish footballer (born 1994)
• Saul Kripke — American philosopher and logician (1940–2022)
• Saúl Martínez — Honduran footballer (born 1976)
• Saul Bass — American graphic designer (1920–1996)

In stories & tradition

• Saul — Saul (book)
• Saul Goodman — Fictional character in the Breaking Bad franchise
• Saul Tigh — Battlestar Galactica (TV series)

What Sauls become

Among 455 notable people named Saul:

Business leaders appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Saul Kent, American businessman and co-founder of the Life Extension Foundation (1939–2023).

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