NameTides

Saul

Saul was the #557 boys' name in the US in 2025 (535 babies), and #1,035 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Saul as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Saul as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Saul as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#557 (535)#1,035 (29)#333 (10)#237 (8)—#1,804 (11)
2024#559 (531)#1,402 (19)#352 (10)#278 (6)#655 (4)#1,507 (14)
2023#568 (515)#987 (30)#482 (6)#272 (6)—#1,283 (16)
2022#512 (581)#1,029 (28)#472 (6)#311 (5)—#1,284 (16)
2021#556 (513)#871 (35)#328 (11)#226 (9)#631 (4)#2,061 (8)
2020#575 (484)#993 (28)#476 (6)#270 (6)—#2,197 (7)
2019#532 (538)#1,001 (28)#394 (8)#254 (7)#646 (4)#1,256 (16)
2018#531 (534)#741 (45)#392 (8)#204 (10)#471 (7)#1,389 (13)
2017#484 (605)#730 (47)#304 (13)#186 (12)#710 (3)#1,510 (12)
2016#526 (560)#765 (43)#355 (10)#232 (8)—#1,423 (13)
2015#494 (592)#646 (53)#255 (17)#237 (8)#421 (8)#1,319 (14)
2014#449 (664)#583 (61)#289 (14)#202 (11)#428 (8)#1,152 (17)
2013#438 (656)#565 (63)#280 (14)#219 (9)#422 (8)#1,002 (21)
2012#414 (690)#515 (72)#261 (16)#231 (8)#336 (12)#1,102 (18)
2011#399 (715)#516 (68)#275 (14)#291 (5)#540 (5)#1,399 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #278.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,200 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Saul is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,900 to 1 in 3,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Saul by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #502WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #568ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #502NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #438ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #429NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #313CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #250AZNew Mexico: #236NMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #592TNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: #668SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #621OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #484ALGeorgia: #625GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #332TXFlorida: #662FL
Saul (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SaulCanadaBoys#1,80411
SaulEngland & WalesBoys#1,03529
SaulIrelandBoys—too few
SaulNorthern IrelandBoys#2378
SaulScotlandBoys#33310
SaulUSGirls—too few
SaulUSBoys#557535