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Saul

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What official birth registration shows about Saul: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #241 to #1402.200020052010201520202025#241#1402
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#335
1997#341
1998#327
1999#243
2000#241
2001#290
2002#321
2003#350
2004#315
2005#359
2006#344
2007#454
2008#489
2009#530
2010#527
2011#516
2012#515
2013#565
2014#583
2015#646
2016#765
2017#730
2018#741
2019#1001
2020#993
2021#871
2022#1029
2023#987
2024#1402
2025#1035

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 24 of the 33 years from 1992 to 2024.

In 2024: #278 among boys in Northern Ireland, #352 among boys in Scotland, #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1402 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1992–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #186 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1035 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #186 in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Saul's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#103529HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#140219HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#98730HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#102928HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#87135HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#99328HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#100128HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#74145HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#73047HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#76543HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#64653HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#58361HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#56563HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#51572HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#51668HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#52766HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#53065HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#48971HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#45476HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#344101HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#35988HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#31594HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#35078HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32182HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#29095HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#241123HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#243124HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#32774HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#34170HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#33571HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#2786HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#2726HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2269HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#2706HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2547HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#20410HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#18612HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#2378HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#20211HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2199HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2318HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#2915HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#2229HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#2497HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#2228HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2078HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#1928HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2634HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2185HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#1868HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2713HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#4717HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4218HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4288HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4228HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#33612HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#5405HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#36610HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#3429HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#3348HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#26810HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3227HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#2928HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#2499HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#2518HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#2507HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#3793HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#35210HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Saul is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Saul, between 1992 and 2025, in 31 of those 34 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2000Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 1999ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419922025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1992–202424#249 in 2002
England and Wales1996–202530#241 in 2000
Northern Ireland1997–202427#186 in 1999
Scotland20241#352 in 2024

Its high point came 25 years earlier in Northern Ireland (1999) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1992; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Saul

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1992–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #186 in Northern Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.