Boys' name · since 1880

Saul

Saul has 43,288 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#552 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#557 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
43,288
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade

43,288 babies have been named Saul since 1880, making it today's #557 boys' name.

Saul has 43,288 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #557 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #552 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #557 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 43,288 born since 1880
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saul ranks #552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #557 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 43,288 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.

#552 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#557 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
43,288
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96%
Saul vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Saul's 43,288 recorded births place it above 98.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

39 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Saul compares

43,288 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Saul's all-time total is 117x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Saul Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 43,288 369 358,536
Peak-year births 1,120 34 22,252

Saul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Saul splits its recorded history at 1954: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 1,120 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Saul popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2006)
1,120
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05001,0001,500 188019011919193719551973199120092025 535

Saul popularity over time - girls

74 total births recorded since 1980 (Saul as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 74 births
456789 198019821984198519881989199019911992199720002004 6

Saul by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (10,535 births, 24% of the file).

2000s was Saul's strongest decade.

10,535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Saul births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,535 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Saul compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Saul's total volume

Saul vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 406080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.5%-146, 1.9%-130, 2.8%-126, 2.4%-146, 1.8%-112, 3.2%-144, 3.7%-141, 8.6%-146, 7.1%-146, 2%-63, 4.1%-123, 3.5%-144, 3.2%-129, 2.1%-146, 3.5%Saul-146, 2.6%Saul
Saul vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Saul by state

Where Saul concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Saul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12,073 27.9%
#2 Texas
8,447 19.5%
#3 New York
4,572 10.6%
#4 Illinois
2,018 4.7%
#5 Arizona
1,323 3.1%
#6 Florida
1,034 2.4%
#7 New Jersey
860 2.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
803 1.9%
California share of Saul's total US births 27.9%
Even split

12,073 of 43,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Saul appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saul? ▼
43,288 babies have been named Saul since 1880. All-time, it sits at #552 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #557 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 1,120 births.
Where does Saul sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saul ranks #552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #557 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saul most popular? ▼
Saul was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10,535 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Saul most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Saul are California (12,073 births), Texas (8,447 births), New York (4,572 births).
How long has the name Saul been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Saul since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Saul? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saulo, Saud, Saurav, Saunders, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Saul's data

  • Saul's decade-level peak was the 2000s (10,535 total births); usage has since declined to 3,159 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Sauls (12,073 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Saul

Nearby Names Like Saul

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saul

Saulo Boy
#3987 692 births
Saud Boy
#6235 511 births
Saurav Boy
203 births
Saunders Boy
193 births
Saurabh Boy
72 births

Compare Saul side by side: Saul vs Saulo Saul vs Saud Saul vs Saurav

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saul draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.