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Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Saul

SAWL · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Asked for; prayed for
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#559
2024 births529
Peak year2006
First appeared1880
Total US births42,751
2006 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
SauloSchaul
In other languages
Saul (English)Saulo (Spanish/Portuguese)Schaul (German)Shaul (Hebrew)

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Notable people named Saul

King Saul (Bible)
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