Saul

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Saul comes from “Shaul”, a Hebrew name which means “prayed for.” ^[1]

POPULARITY

Saul has increased in popularity in the United States over the past fifty years and has consistently fallen within the top 1000 names. According to the Social Security Administration, in 1950, it ranked 656th; in 2000, it ranked 286th. ^[1]

Saul is also a common last name, ranking 4863rd for surnames in the United States census in 1990. ^[1]

• 2006: Rank = 297
• 2005: Rank = 294
• 2004: Rank = 289
• 2003: Rank = 291
• 2002: Rank = 289
• 2001: Rank = 278
• 2000: Rank = 286
• 1999: Rank = 318

• 1990: Rank = 409
• 1980: Rank = 432
• 1970: Rank = 550
• 1960: Rank = 699
• 1950: Rank = 656 ^[1]

FACTS

The name Saul is found in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In the Old Testament, Saul was anointed as the first king of Israel when the people demanded a monarch. Because of his disobedience to God, however, his position was given to David, a shepherd who had fought for him against the Philistine Goliath. Saul then viewed David as the enemy and made several attempts to kill him. Saul and his sons later died in a battle, however, and David became the second king of Israel.

In the New Testament, Saul is the original name of the apostle Paul before his conversion to Christianity.

NAMESAKES

• Saul – a variety of rose
• Saul, Kentucky
• Saulsville, West Virginia
• Saul Feinberg – fictional character on the television soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
• Saul Keller – character in the film Leatherheads
• Saul Bloom – character in the film Ocean’s Eleven
• Saul Jeffreys – character in the film The Preacher’s Wife

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Saul Bass (1920-1996) – American graphic designer and film director known for his use of animated type. He created the movie posters and title sequences for films such as The Man with the Golden Arm, Psycho, and Casino.
• Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) – Romanian-born American cartoonist best-known for his work for The New Yorker magazine
• Saul Winstein (1912-1969) – American chemist and the 1970 National Medal of Science winner
• Saul Bellow (1915-2005) – born Solomon Bellows; American novelist and 1976 Nobel Prize winner for Literature. His book, Humbolt’s Gift, also earned him the 1976 Pultizer Prize for Fiction.
• Saul Pett (1918 -1993) – reporter and writer for the Associated Press and the 1982 Pultizer Prize winner for Feature Writing.
• Saul Rivera (b. 1977) – relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals
• Pep Saul (Franklin Benjamin Saul, Jr.) (b. 1924) – basketball player

NOTES

OTHER SAUL'S

Saul Smith, Saul Johnson, Saul Williams, Saul Jones, Saul Brown, Saul Davis, Saul Miller, Saul Wilson, Saul Moore, Saul Taylor, Saul Abrego, Saul Abrica, Saul Abundis, Saul Ackerman, Saul Acosta, Saul Adame, Saul Adan, Saul Addison, Saul Adelman, Saul Adelson, Saul Adkins, Saul Agel, Saul Agiilar, Saul Agoos, Saul Agosto, Saul Abel, Saul Abell, Saul Ablecop, Saul Ackovitz, Saul Adams, Saul Adamsky, Saul Adorno, Saul Agudelo, Saul Aguero, Saul Aaron, Saul Abarca, Saul Abeyta, Saul Aboudi, Saul Aboyte, Saul Abraham, Saul Abrahams, Saul Abraitis, Saul Abrams, Saul Abreu, Saul Abusiewiez, Saul Acevedo, Saul Aceves, Saul Acherman, Saul Achoy, Saul Acuna, More results

Author: Samantha Bell