Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
ShaulIn Hebrew: שאול · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: שָׁאוּלRomanization: sha'úl
Shaul (Hebrew: שאול) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 7,142 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 35 boys and ranked #356. Its peak year was 1953, with 207 babies.
- People in Israel
- 7,142
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 35
- rank #356
- Peak year
- 1953
- 207 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Shaul
In Hebrew letters the name is שאול, read right to left. Shaul is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "sha'úl" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Shaul, equivalent to English Saul
- Saul (the first king of Israel in the Old Testament)
Passive participle of שָׁאַל (sha'ál, “to ask, to borrow”). Proper noun follows from Adjective.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Shaul by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Shaul
How do you write Shaul in Hebrew?
Shaul is written שאול in Hebrew (with vowel points: שָׁאוּל). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "sha'úl".
How many people in Israel are named Shaul?
7,142 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name שאול: 0 women and 7,142 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Shaul a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named שאול are men.
What does the name Shaul mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Shaul, equivalent to English Saul" Etymology: Passive participle of שָׁאַל (sha'ál, “to ask, to borrow”). Proper noun follows from Adjective.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.