Is Saul a boy or girl name?
Saul is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 529 boys were named Saul, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 42,825 US babies named Saul were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #559
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Saul since 1880
- 42,825
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 1,120 babies
Boys and girls named Saul, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 115 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 245 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,662 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,996 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,233 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 973 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,241 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,520 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,713 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 4,107 | 38 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 7,388 | 24 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 10,535 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 6,314 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,622 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 529 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 515 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 581 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 513 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 484 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 538 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 534 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 605 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 560 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 592 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 663 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 656 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 690 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 715 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 761 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 867 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 999 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,070 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,120 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,113 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,104 | #289 | 6 | #15,730 |
| 2003 | 1,072 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,028 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,103 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,059 | #287 | 6 | #14,679 |
| 1999 | 891 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 916 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,045 | #270 | 7 | #11,839 |
| 1996 | 869 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 713 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 598 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 580 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 616 | #375 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 1991 | 593 | #381 | 5 | #14,914 |
| 1990 | 567 | #409 | 7 | #11,136 |
| 1989 | 522 | #410 | 8 | #9,481 |
| 1988 | 435 | #432 | 5 | #13,438 |
| 1987 | 429 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 411 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 408 | #426 | 7 | #9,076 |
| 1984 | 389 | #419 | 6 | #10,102 |
| 1983 | 379 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 361 | #448 | 7 | #8,994 |
| 1981 | 411 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 362 | #432 | 5 | #11,764 |
| 1979 | 351 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 291 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 324 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 295 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 279 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 267 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 250 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 244 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 193 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 219 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 193 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 159 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 159 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 135 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 167 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 123 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 143 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 144 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 169 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 128 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 137 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 154 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 138 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 115 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 118 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 121 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 117 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 103 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 123 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 115 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 103 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 104 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 112 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 101 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 85 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 79 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 97 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 107 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 97 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 88 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 98 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 123 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 113 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 120 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 109 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 130 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 131 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 122 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 138 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 149 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 156 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 179 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 189 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 189 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 206 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 213 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 225 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 204 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 229 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 206 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 232 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 239 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 228 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 222 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 207 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 162 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 148 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 125 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 57 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 42 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 41 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 35 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 36 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 18 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 26 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 17 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 24 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 23 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 17 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 16 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 20 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 11 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 11 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 15 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 15 | #476 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Saul reached #270 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #8,994 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Saul
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.