Boys' name · since 1973
Shaul
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 730 babies named Shaul, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,302 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 730
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shaul currently ranks #4302 among boys' names in America, with 730 babies recorded since 1973.
Shaul has 730 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4302 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #6,267 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,302 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 730 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaul ranks #6,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,302 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 730 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,302 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 730
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shaul's 730 recorded births place it above 86.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shaul compares
730 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Shaul's all-time total is 98% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 730 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shaul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaul's full recorded timeline at 2000, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Shaul by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (237 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Shaul's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shaul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
237 births
- 2020s
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 237 births (32% of all-time use).
How Shaul 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 Shaul's total volume
Shaul by state
Where Shaul concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 355 | 48.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 73 | 10.0% |
355 of 730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaul's data
- Shaul's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (237 total births) through the 2020s (161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shauls (355 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
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, 1973–2025 (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 Shaul 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.