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Name Saul

Meaning:

the asked for, the prayed for

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Gender:	male
Languages of use:	German, English
US 2021 rank:	#554 ... 552:Armando, 553:Corey, 554:Saul, 555:Izaiah, 556:Danny ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Saúl, Paul, Raul, Raúl Details

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About Saul, the group of names with the same origin as Saul

Meaning/translation:	the asked for, the prayed for
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Info about origin:	in the Old Testament Saul is the first king of Israel (around 1000 BC)
	in the New Testament Saul is the original name of Saint Paul, the apostle
Words:	sha'al = to ask, to ask for Hebrew
Topics:	New Testament, Old Testament
Variants' top ranks:	42:Saúl Spain 2018, 270:Saul USA 1997
Name variants:	Saul, Saúl, Sha'ul Sortable list Details

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Series	Graph	Rankings
USA decades	Graph	1990-1999 357, 1980-1989 395
USA yearly	Graph	2023 564, 2022 510, 2021 554, 2020 577, 2019 530, 2018 526, 2017 482, 2016 528, 2015 493, 2014 447, 2013 438, 2012 414, 2011 395, 2010 376, 2009 356, 2008 329, 2007 308, 2006 298, 2005 295, 2004 289, 2003 291, 2002 289, 2001 278, 2000 286, 1999 318, 1998 307, 1997 270, 1996 305, 1995 343, 1994 389, 1993 398