Meaning of the nameSaulo
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Sau-lo
- Biblical name
Saulo is a male name, the Portuguese form of the biblical name Saul, from Hebrew, meaning 'the one who was asked for'.
- People (2022)
- 54,061
- Rank in Brazil
- #536
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 46,202
- people
Saulo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Saulo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (12,682 people).
283 women 53,778 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Saulo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Saulo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.058%
- Espírito Santo 0.045%
- Distrito Federal 0.038%
- Acre 0.038%
- Pernambuco 0.037%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,649 | 0.020% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,330 | 0.036% |
| Bahia | 4,700 | 0.033% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,990 | 0.025% |
| Pernambuco | 3,302 | 0.037% |
| Ceará | 3,061 | 0.035% |
| Pará | 2,570 | 0.032% |
| Paraná | 2,199 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 2,082 | 0.030% |
| Maranhão | 1,840 | 0.027% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,737 | 0.045% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,395 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 1,270 | 0.058% |
| Amazonas | 1,229 | 0.031% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,196 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 1,100 | 0.028% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,079 | 0.038% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,017 | 0.031% |
| Alagoas | 868 | 0.028% |
| Mato Grosso | 770 | 0.021% |
| Piauí | 618 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 510 | 0.019% |
| Tocantins | 458 | 0.030% |
| Rondônia | 416 | 0.026% |
| Acre | 313 | 0.038% |
| Amapá | 249 | 0.034% |
| Roraima | 113 | 0.018% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Saulo
Wiktionary records Saulo, in Portuguese and in Spanish, as the biblical name Saul, the original name of the apostle Paul in the New Testament. Behind the Name explains Saul from the Hebrew Shaʾul, 'asked for, prayed for', and Wiktionary gives the Hebrew šāʾûl the literal sense of 'asked for'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 54,061 people named Saulo, with a median age of 29. The decade of birth with the most records is the 1980s, and the name is almost always male; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Saulo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Saul · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Saul · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Saulo
What does the name Saulo mean?
Saulo means “the one who was asked for”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Saulo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 54,061 people with the first name Saulo, which ranks it number 536 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Saulo a boy's or a girl's name?
Saulo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 283 women and 53,778 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Saulo?
Saulo is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Saulo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.058% of the state's population is named Saulo (1,270 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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