Names Like Saul — Find Similar Baby Names
Saul is a 4-letter Hebrew boys' name meaning “Longed For”. This page collects 94 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Sal and Saud, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, and rhyming names ending in -aul like Paul and Raul.
For the full Saul profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Saul page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Saul
24 baby names that differ from Saul by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sal | 1 | Savior. Diminutive Of Salvador. | Spanish | Male |
| Saud | 1 | Fortunate | Arabic | Male |
| Saa | 2 | Myth Name (A Nature God) | Egyptian | Male |
| Saad | 2 | Good Luck | Arabic | Male |
| Saba | 2 | From Sheba | Greek | Female |
| Safa | 2 | Innocent; Pure; Serene | Arabic | Female |
| Sage | 2 | Wise One. | English | Male |
| Sakr | 2 | Eagle | Arabic | Male |
| Sally | 2 | Princess | Hebrew | Female |
| Sami | 2 | All Hearing; High; Exalted | Arabic | Male |
| Samuel | 2 | Asked Of God | Hebrew | Male |
| Sana | 2 | Brilliance; To Gaze Or Look | Arabic | Female |
| Sang | 2 | Looking Or Behaving Like People Of Upper Classes (Also A Boy's Name) | Vietnamese | Female |
| Sani | 2 | Navajo Name Meaning " The Old One." | Native American | Male |
| Saqr | 2 | Falcon | Arabic | Male |
| Sar | 2 | Pain | Anglo | Male |
| Sara | 2 | From Sarah In The Bible (Princess) | Arabic | Female |
| Sati | 2 | True | Indian | Female |
| Satu | 2 | Sugar | Japanese | Female |
| Sauda | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Black-Skinned." | African | Female |
| Saura | 2 | Of The Saura | Indian | Female |
| Scur | 2 | Storm | Anglo | Male |
| Shaun | 2 | Variant Of John From Sean. | Irish | Male |
| Shu | 2 | Myth Name (Air) | Egyptian | Male |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Saul’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
4-Letter S-Names Like Saul
24 names that share Saul's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Saul's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Saul
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Saul.
Names That Rhyme with Saul
3 baby names that share Saul's last 3 letters — -aul. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Saul
7 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Saul — Sau-. Good for parents who like Saul's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saud | Fortunate | Arabic | Male |
| Sauda | Swahili Name Meaning "Black-Skinned." | African | Female |
| Saura | Of The Saura | Indian | Female |
| Saumya | "Soft Natured, Gentle." | Indian | Female |
| Saunders | Alexander's Son | English | Male |
| Sauville | From The Willow Farm | French | Male |
| Saunderson | Alexander's Son | English | Male |