Names of the Week
*
*
Fact of the Week
 More

Saul Name Popularity

    

Charts | Table | About | By Year

How popular is Saul?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Saul, ranked the 528th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Saul has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #270 in 1997.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2006 with 1,120 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Saul in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1889.

Approximately during the years 1884-1887, 1896-1900, 1903-1907, 1908-1915, 1944-1947, 1966-1970, 1986-1989, and 1993-1997 the name Saul took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Saul's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Saul has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Saul?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Saul still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

*Mouse over the charts or scroll down to the table for data details.

 
Mouse over or Click for Percentages.
   Saul (Girl)Saul (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 533 528
2017 < 5 -- 604 483
2016 < 5 -- 559 528
2015 < 5 -- 592 494
2014 < 5 -- 662 449
2013 < 5 -- 655 440
2012 < 5 -- 688 414
2011 < 5 -- 715 398
2010 < 5 -- 761 379
2009 < 5 -- 866 356
2008 < 5 -- 998 329
2007 < 5 -- 1,070 308
2006 < 5 -- 1,120 298
2005 < 5 -- 1,112 295
2004 6 15,720 1,103 289
2003 < 5 -- 1,072 291
2002 < 5 -- 1,028 289
2001 < 5 -- 1,102 278
2000 6 14,676 1,058 286
1999 < 5 -- 891 318
1998 < 5 -- 916 307
1997 7 11,837 1,044 270
1996 < 5 -- 869 306
1995 < 5 -- 713 345
1994 < 5 -- 599 389
1993 < 5 -- 580 398
1992 5 15,082 616 375
1991 5 14,911 592 381
1990 7 11,131 567 409
1989 8 9,476 522 409
1988 5 13,433 435 432
1987 < 5 -- 429 422
1986 < 5 -- 411 424
1985 7 9,074 409 426
1984 6 10,093 387 420
1983 < 5 -- 379 421
1982 7 8,988 362 447
1981 < 5 -- 411 402
1980 5 11,761 363 432
1979 < 5 -- 351 427
1978 < 5 -- 291 478
1977 < 5 -- 323 447
1976 < 5 -- 295 457
1975 < 5 -- 279 479
1974 < 5 -- 266 492
1973 < 5 -- 251 492
1972 < 5 -- 245 505
1971 < 5 -- 193 599
1970 < 5 -- 219 551
1969 < 5 -- 193 565
1968 < 5 -- 159 605
1967 < 5 -- 160 596
1966 < 5 -- 135 640
1965 < 5 -- 167 590
1964 < 5 -- 123 697
1963 < 5 -- 143 654
1962 < 5 -- 143 647
1961 < 5 -- 169 610
1960 < 5 -- 128 695
1959 < 5 -- 139 652
1958 < 5 -- 151 625
1957 < 5 -- 139 653
1956 < 5 -- 112 700
1955 < 5 -- 121 668
1954 < 5 -- 121 662
1953 < 5 -- 117 656
1952 < 5 -- 103 690
1951 < 5 -- 123 639
1950 < 5 -- 115 650
1949 < 5 -- 103 677
1948 < 5 -- 104 665
1947 < 5 -- 112 655
1946 < 5 -- 101 641
1945 < 5 -- 85 656
1944 < 5 -- 79 700
1943 < 5 -- 97 648
1942 < 5 -- 107 610
1941 < 5 -- 97 612
1940 < 5 -- 88 640
1939 < 5 -- 99 578
1938 < 5 -- 123 526
1937 < 5 -- 113 549
1936 < 5 -- 120 516
1935 < 5 -- 109 552
1934 < 5 -- 130 511
1933 < 5 -- 131 490
1932 < 5 -- 122 530
1931 < 5 -- 138 490
1930 < 5 -- 149 487
1929 < 5 -- 157 470
1928 < 5 -- 179 449
1927 < 5 -- 189 446
1926 < 5 -- 189 440
1925 < 5 -- 206 419
1924 < 5 -- 213 419
1923 < 5 -- 225 398
1922 < 5 -- 204 421
1921 < 5 -- 229 403
1920 < 5 -- 206 415
1919 < 5 -- 232 382
1918 < 5 -- 239 388
1917 < 5 -- 228 373
1916 < 5 -- 222 366
1915 < 5 -- 207 374
1914 < 5 -- 162 373
1913 < 5 -- 148 339
1912 < 5 -- 125 340
1911 < 5 -- 57 371
1910 < 5 -- 42 419
1909 < 5 -- 41 377
1908 < 5 -- 35 402
1907 < 5 -- 36 378
1906 < 5 -- 18 563
1905 < 5 -- 12 733
1904 < 5 -- 26 415
1903 < 5 -- 17 547
1902 < 5 -- 24 424
1901 < 5 -- 13 588
1900 < 5 -- 23 487
1899 < 5 -- 17 475
1898 < 5 -- 11 698
1897 < 5 -- 11 674
1896 < 5 -- 11 716
1895 < 5 -- 13 604
1894 < 5 -- 16 517
1893 < 5 -- 9 760
1892 < 5 -- 11 679
1891 < 5 -- 9 692
1890 < 5 -- 7 870
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- 20 427
1887 < 5 -- 11 578
1886 < 5 -- 10 638
1885 < 5 -- 11 600
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- 5 1,020
1882 < 5 -- 15 486
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- 15 476

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.