Saul
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #557 for boys in 2025, 535 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1997 · 1,045 births
- Debut · boys
- 15 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 43,288since 1880
Saul over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Saul has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #557 | 535 | |
| 2024 | — | #559 | 531 | |
| 2023 | — | #568 | 515 | |
| 2022 | — | #512 | 581 | |
| 2021 | — | #556 | 513 | |
| 2020 | — | #575 | 484 | |
| 2019 | — | #532 | 538 | |
| 2018 | — | #531 | 534 | |
| 2017 | — | #484 | 605 | |
| 2016 | — | #526 | 560 | |
| 2015 | — | #494 | 592 | |
| 2014 | — | #449 | 664 | |
| 2013 | — | #438 | 656 | |
| 2012 | — | #414 | 690 | |
| 2011 | — | #399 | 715 | |
| 2010 | — | #379 | 761 | |
| 2009 | — | #356 | 867 | |
| 2008 | — | #329 | 999 | |
| 2007 | — | #308 | 1,070 | |
| 2006 | — | #298 | 1,120 | |
| 2005 | — | #295 | 1,113 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #289 | 1,104 |
| 2003 | — | #291 | 1,072 | |
| 2002 | — | #289 | 1,028 | |
| 2001 | — | #278 | 1,103 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #286 | 1,059 |
| 1999 | — | #318 | 891 | |
| 1998 | — | #307 | 916 | |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #270 | 1,045 |
| 1996 | — | #306 | 869 | |
| 1995 | — | #345 | 713 | |
| 1994 | — | #389 | 598 | |
| 1993 | — | #398 | 580 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #375 | 616 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #381 | 593 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #409 | 567 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #408 | 522 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #432 | 435 |
| 1987 | — | #422 | 429 | |
| 1986 | — | #424 | 411 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #426 | 408 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #419 | 389 |
| 1983 | — | #421 | 380 | |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #447 | 361 |
| 1981 | — | #401 | 411 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #431 | 363 |
| 1979 | — | #426 | 351 | |
| 1978 | — | #478 | 291 | |
| 1977 | — | #444 | 323 | |
| 1976 | — | #455 | 295 | |
| 1975 | — | #479 | 279 | |
| 1974 | — | #491 | 267 | |
| 1973 | — | #492 | 250 | |
| 1972 | — | #506 | 244 | |
| 1971 | — | #597 | 193 | |
| 1970 | — | #550 | 219 | |
| 1969 | — | #563 | 193 | |
| 1968 | — | #603 | 159 | |
| 1967 | — | #596 | 159 | |
| 1966 | — | #635 | 135 | |
| 1965 | — | #589 | 167 | |
| 1964 | — | #695 | 123 | |
| 1963 | — | #655 | 142 | |
| 1962 | — | #646 | 144 | |
| 1961 | — | #610 | 168 | |
| 1960 | — | #691 | 129 | |
| 1959 | — | #657 | 137 | |
| 1958 | — | #619 | 154 | |
| 1957 | — | #654 | 138 | |
| 1956 | — | #688 | 115 | |
| 1955 | — | #672 | 118 | |
| 1954 | — | #659 | 121 | |
| 1953 | — | #656 | 117 | |
| 1952 | — | #688 | 103 | |
| 1951 | — | #635 | 123 | |
| 1950 | — | #648 | 115 | |
| 1949 | — | #676 | 103 | |
| 1948 | — | #663 | 104 | |
| 1947 | — | #651 | 112 | |
| 1946 | — | #638 | 101 | |
| 1945 | — | #654 | 85 | |
| 1944 | — | #702 | 78 | |
| 1943 | — | #647 | 97 | |
| 1942 | — | #609 | 107 | |
| 1941 | — | #609 | 97 | |
| 1940 | — | #635 | 88 | |
| 1939 | — | #579 | 98 | |
| 1938 | — | #522 | 123 | |
| 1937 | — | #547 | 113 | |
| 1936 | — | #514 | 120 | |
| 1935 | — | #551 | 109 | |
| 1934 | — | #508 | 130 | |
| 1933 | — | #490 | 131 | |
| 1932 | — | #528 | 122 | |
| 1931 | — | #487 | 138 | |
| 1930 | — | #485 | 149 | |
| 1929 | — | #470 | 156 | |
| 1928 | — | #450 | 179 | |
| 1927 | — | #445 | 189 | |
| 1926 | — | #439 | 189 | |
| 1925 | — | #418 | 206 | |
| 1924 | — | #419 | 213 | |
| 1923 | — | #397 | 225 | |
| 1922 | — | #420 | 204 | |
| 1921 | — | #403 | 229 | |
| 1920 | — | #413 | 206 | |
| 1919 | — | #381 | 232 | |
| 1918 | — | #387 | 239 | |
| 1917 | — | #372 | 228 | |
| 1916 | — | #365 | 222 | |
| 1915 | — | #374 | 207 | |
| 1914 | — | #371 | 162 | |
| 1913 | — | #337 | 148 | |
| 1912 | — | #340 | 125 | |
| 1911 | — | #368 | 57 | |
| 1910 | — | #415 | 42 | |
| 1909 | — | #371 | 41 | |
| 1908 | — | #400 | 35 | |
| 1907 | — | #375 | 36 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #409 | 26 | |
| 1903 | — | #527 | 17 | |
| 1902 | — | #415 | 24 | |
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #477 | 23 | |
| 1899 | — | #457 | 17 | |
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #502 | 16 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #416 | 20 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #469 | 15 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #465 | 15 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Saul was already there! It came in at #465, and was given to 15 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Saul is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Nevada#152 · 1 in 613
- Arizona#153 · 1 in 599
- California#165 · 1 in 748
- Texas#183 · 1 in 866
- New Mexico#216 · 1 in 981
Best ever in a state: #97 in New York, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #152 | 17 | 1 in 613 |
| Arizona | #153 | 56 | 1 in 599 |
| California | #165 | 339 | 1 in 748 |
| Texas | #183 | 180 | 1 in 866 |
| New Mexico | #216 | 11 | 1 in 981 |
| Illinois | #232 | 56 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Kansas | #254 | 10 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Colorado | #257 | 17 | 1 in 1,461 |
| Washington | #298 | 18 | 1 in 1,871 |
| Oregon | #308 | 10 | 1 in 1,967 |
| New York | #401 | 37 | 1 in 3,209 |
| Minnesota | #428 | 6 | 1 in 4,736 |
| Massachusetts | #452 | 6 | 1 in 6,195 |
| Florida | #462 | 23 | 1 in 3,691 |
| North Carolina | #464 | 12 | 1 in 3,824 |
| New Jersey | #576 | 8 | 1 in 6,081 |
| Georgia | #584 | 10 | 1 in 4,846 |
| Virginia | #616 | 6 | 1 in 6,502 |
| Michigan | #832 | 5 | 1 in 11,917 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Saul
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 2 spots since 2024 (#559 → #557)
- 18 spots since 2020 (#575 → #557)
- 63 spots since 2015 (#494 → #557)
- Biggest jump: 206 spots in 1899 (#663 → #457)
- Biggest drop: 423 spots in 1883 (#469 → #892)
Rise & fade · boys
117 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1997 at #270 (1,045 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 143 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1890–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,761
- Highest: 1 in 1,761 boys born in 2001 were named Saul (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,193 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #270 in 1997, was only 1 in 1,804 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 24.3% of all boys named Saul (10,535) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 87 | #416 (1888) | #567 |
| 1890s | 115 | #457 (1899) | #632 |
| 1900s | 245 | #371 (1909) | #478 |
| 1910s | 1,662 | #337 (1913) | #371 |
| 1920s | 1,996 | #397 (1923) | #427 |
| 1930s | 1,233 | #485 (1930) | #521 |
| 1940s | 972 | #609 (1942) | #648 |
| 1950s | 1,241 | #619 (1958) | #658 |
| 1960s | 1,519 | #563 (1969) | #628 |
| 1970s | 2,712 | #426 (1979) | #492 |
| 1980s | 4,109 | #401 (1981) | #423 |
| 1990s | 7,388 | #270 (1997) | #350 |
| 2000s | 10,535 | #278 (2001) | #302 |
| 2010s | 6,315 | #379 (2010) | #465 |
| 2020s | 3,159 | #512 (2022) | #555 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Saul in 1996
boys
#306
869 births · 1 in 2,180 boys
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 2,180 of them was named Saul, which outranked 97.1% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Saul
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.