Saul
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Saul
Jewish parents in particular may be drawn to this quiet, composed name of the first king of Israel and the name of Saint Paul before his conversion. In modern times, it has been associated with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Saul Bellow. Its meaning makes it appropriate for a long-awaited child.
Saul is a character in a John Dryden poem, and heard in the Handel oratorio, "Saul."
Some other Sauls of note: Saul Steinberg, known for his iconic New Yorker covers, and graphic artist/movie credit designer Saul Bass. The birth name of Guns n Roses's Slash is Saul Hudson. On recent TV, there have been Sauls on Breaking Bad and Homeland.
Saul is also given to girls.
Pronounced SAWL.
As of October 2026, Saul ranked #15730 in US births in 2004 SSA, peaked at #8994 in 1982.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #450 | 663 | 345.2 |
| 2015 | #495 | 592 | 308.9 |
| 2016 | #527 | 560 | 295.1 |
| 2017 | #485 | 605 | 326.9 |
| 2018 | #531 | 534 | 294 |
| 2019 | #533 | 538 | 299.9 |
| 2020 | #575 | 484 | 280.4 |
| 2021 | #556 | 513 | 293.2 |
| 2022 | #513 | 581 | 332.8 |
| 2023 | #568 | 515 | 301.1 |
| 2024 | #559 | 529 | 307 |
| 2025 | #557 | 535 | 313.2 |
World rankings
Saul for boys
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Saul on lists
Famous Sauls
- Saul of TarsusBoy
birth name of Saint Paul the Apostle
- SaulBoy
Biblical first king of Israel
- Saul Stacey WilliamsBoy
American poet and rapper
- Saul BassBoy
American filmmaker
- Saul Aaron KripkeBoy
American philosopher
- Saul RubinekBoy
Canadian actor, playwright, musician
- Saul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows)Boy
American novelist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Saul PerlmutterBoy
American astrophysicist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Saul ZaentzBoy
American film producer
- Saul David AlinskyBoy
American community organizer
- Saul Hudson aka SlashBoy
British,American guitarist of band Guns 'n' Roses
- Saul ChaplinBoy
American composer
- Saul LeiterBoy
American photographer
Saul in pop culture
- Saul GoodmanBoy
character on TV's "Breaking Bad" and main character on TV's "Better Call Saul"
- Saul BerensonBoy
character on TV's "Homeland"
- Saul SilverBoy
character in film "Pineapple Express"
- Saul aka GarbhaBoy
hsien, character in Marvel's X,Force Comics
- Saul BennettBoy
character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Saul KarathBoy
character in video game Knights of the Old Republic
- Saul MaloneBoy
character on TV's Saul of the Mole Men
- Saul TighBoy
character on TV's Battlestar Galactica
- Saul Bright Boy
Character in "Cyberpunk 2077"
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- ShaulBoy