Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Saul

#547 most common boys' name of all time · #1,209 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#547
Rank overall
#1,209 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
43,362
Since 2016
5,396
Peak year
2006 #298
Best rank
#270 1997
Girls Boys peak 1,120/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Saul is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 535 535 #557
2024 — 531 531 #559
2023 — 515 515 #568
2022 — 581 581 #512
2021 — 513 513 #556
2020 — 484 484 #575
2019 — 538 538 #533
2018 — 534 534 #531
2017 — 605 605 #484
2016 — 560 560 #527
2015 — 592 592 #495
2014 — 664 664 #450
2013 — 656 656 #439
2012 — 690 690 #414
2011 — 715 715 #399
2010 — 761 761 #379
2009 — 867 867 #356
2008 — 999 999 #329
2007 — 1,070 1,070 #308
2006 — 1,120 1,120 #298
2005 — 1,113 1,113 #295
2004 6 1,104 1,110 #289
2003 — 1,072 1,072 #291
2002 — 1,028 1,028 #289
2001 — 1,103 1,103 #278
2000 6 1,059 1,065 #286
1999 — 891 891 #318
1998 — 916 916 #307
1997 7 1,045 1,052 #270
1996 — 869 869 #306
1995 — 713 713 #345
1994 — 598 598 #389
1993 — 580 580 #398
1992 5 616 621 #375
1991 5 593 598 #381
1990 7 567 574 #409
1989 8 522 530 #410
1988 5 435 440 #433
1987 — 429 429 #422
1986 — 411 411 #424
1985 7 408 415 #426
1984 6 389 395 #419
1983 — 380 380 #421
1982 7 361 368 #448
1981 — 411 411 #401
1980 5 363 368 #432
1979 — 351 351 #427
1978 — 291 291 #478
1977 — 323 323 #444
1976 — 295 295 #455
1975 — 279 279 #479
1974 — 267 267 #491
1973 — 250 250 #493
1972 — 244 244 #506
1971 — 193 193 #598
1970 — 219 219 #550
1969 — 193 193 #565
1968 — 159 159 #604
1967 — 159 159 #596
1966 — 135 135 #635
1965 — 167 167 #589
1964 — 123 123 #696
1963 — 142 142 #656
1962 — 144 144 #646
1961 — 168 168 #612
1960 — 129 129 #692
1959 — 137 137 #658
1958 — 154 154 #620
1957 — 138 138 #654
1956 — 115 115 #689
1955 — 118 118 #673
1954 — 121 121 #661
1953 — 117 117 #656
1952 — 103 103 #689
1951 — 123 123 #637
1950 — 115 115 #649
1949 — 103 103 #676
1948 — 104 104 #664
1947 — 112 112 #652
1946 — 101 101 #640
1945 — 85 85 #654
1944 — 78 78 #703
1943 — 97 97 #648
1942 — 107 107 #609
1941 — 97 97 #610
1940 — 88 88 #636
1939 — 98 98 #579
1938 — 123 123 #523
1937 — 113 113 #548
1936 — 120 120 #515
1935 — 109 109 #551
1934 — 130 130 #510
1933 — 131 131 #490
1932 — 122 122 #529
1931 — 138 138 #487
1930 — 149 149 #486
1929 — 156 156 #470
1928 — 179 179 #450
1927 — 189 189 #445
1926 — 189 189 #439
1925 — 206 206 #418
1924 — 213 213 #420
1923 — 225 225 #397
1922 — 204 204 #420
1921 — 229 229 #403
1920 — 206 206 #413
1919 — 232 232 #382
1918 — 239 239 #387
1917 — 228 228 #372
1916 — 222 222 #365
1915 — 207 207 #374
1914 — 162 162 #372
1913 — 148 148 #339
1912 — 125 125 #340
1911 — 57 57 #369
1910 — 42 42 #419
1909 — 41 41 #375
1908 — 35 35 #402
1907 — 36 36 #380
1906 — 18 18 #555
1905 — 12 12 #704
1904 — 26 26 #413
1903 — 17 17 #536
1902 — 24 24 #421
1901 — 13 13 #574
1900 — 23 23 #483
1899 — 17 17 #466
1898 — 11 11 #671
1897 — 11 11 #663
1896 — 11 11 #691
1895 — 13 13 #584
1894 — 16 16 #510
1893 — 9 9 #719
1892 — 11 11 #650
1891 — 9 9 #654
1890 — 7 7 #822
1888 — 20 20 #423
1887 — 11 11 #560
1886 — 10 10 #612
1885 — 11 11 #587
1883 — 5 5 #908
1882 — 15 15 #479
1880 — 15 15 #477