Saul

Hebrew

"prayed for"

Saul Origin and Meaning

The name Saul is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "prayed for".

Jewish parents in particular may be drawn to this quiet, composed name of the first king of Israel and the name of Saint Paul before his conversion. In modern times, it has been associated with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Saul Bellow. Its meaning makes it appropriate for a long-awaited child.

Saul is a character in a John Dryden poem, and heard in the Handel oratorio, "Saul."

Some other Sauls of note: Saul Steinberg, known for his iconic New Yorker covers, and graphic artist/movie credit designer Saul Bass. The birth name of Guns n Roses's Slash is Saul Hudson. On recent TV, there have been Sauls on Breaking Bad and Homeland.

Saul Rank in US Top 1000

# 565 in the US

Saul Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1211 on Nameberry

Saul Popularity

• 565 US 2023
• 1209 Nameberry 2024
• 886 England 2021
• 70 Spain 2022
• 93 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Saul

• Saul of Tarsus birth name of Saint Paul the Apostle
• Saul Biblical first king of Israel
• Saul Stacey Williams American poet and rapper
• Saul Bass American filmmaker
• Saul Aaron Kripke American philosopher
• Saul Rubinek Canadian actor, playwright, musician
• Saul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows) American novelist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
• Saul Perlmutter American astrophysicist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
• Saul Zaentz American film producer
• Saul David Alinsky American community organizer
• Saul Hudson aka Slash British,American guitarist of band Guns 'n' Roses
• Saul Chaplin American composer
• Saul Leiter American photographer

Saul in Pop Culture

• Saul Goodman character on TV's "Breaking Bad" and main character on TV's "Better Call Saul"
• Saul Berenson character on TV's "Homeland"
• Saul Silver character in film "Pineapple Express"
• Saul aka Garbha hsien, character in Marvel's X,Force Comics
• Saul Bennett character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
• Saul Karath character in video game Knights of the Old Republic
• Saul Malone character on TV's Saul of the Mole Men
• Saul Tigh character on TV's Battlestar Galactica