NamesBoyS › Shaul
Boy name

Shaul

/ˈʃɔl/ · 100% boys · 24 born in 2025

Shaul has been given to about 730 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈʃɔl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 704
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shaul per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 33
  • Born in 202524
  • All time730

How popular is Shaul?

Its best year was 2021, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 3483rd. The typical living American called Shaul is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Shaul

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Saul0.85
  2. Shaun0.75
  3. Paul0.70
  4. Raul0.70
  5. Shawn0.64
  6. Johnpaul0.57
  7. Abdul0.55
  8. Shane0.53

Middle names for Shaul

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shaul Thomas0.74
  2. Shaul James0.74
  3. Shaul Cole0.73
  4. Shaul Miles0.73
  5. Shaul Wilder0.72
  6. Shaul John0.55

Sibling names for Shaul

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.87
  2. Keziahsister · 0.87
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.86
  4. Yehudabrother · 0.86
  5. Elinasister · 0.86
  6. Andiesister · 0.85

Where Shaul is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Shaul Evans0.73
  2. Shaul Edwards0.73
  3. Shaul Anderson0.73
  4. Shaul Allen0.73
  5. Shaul Adams0.73
  6. Shaul Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Shaul

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Shaul across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.