Saul

Saul

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Saul is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of שָׁאוּל‎, the Hebrew name of the Biblical King Saul. The name translates to "asked for/borrowed".

From Wikipedia

Saul first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 124 babies (rank #243 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Saul

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Saul yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,638

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

124

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	71	#340
1997	70	#343
1998	74	#330
1999	124	#243
2000	123	#241
2001	95	#292
2002	82	#324
2003	78	#355
2004	94	#319
2005	88	#362
2006	101	#349
2007	76	#455
2008	71	#494
2009	65	#531
2010	66	#530
2011	68	#522
2012	72	#521
2013	63	#569
2014	61	#590
2015	53	#652
2016	43	#772

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#340

1997

#343

1998

#330

1999

124

#243

2000

123

#241

2001

#292

2002

#324

2003

#355

2004

#319

2005

#362

2006

101

#349

2007

#455

2008

#494

2009

#531

2010

#530

2011

#522

2012

#521

2013

#569

2014

#590

2015

#652

2016

#772

Meaning

Numerology of Saul

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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