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Saulius

Boy · Lithuanian

Saulius

Say it: SOW-lyus

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Meaning

Usually connected with Lithuanian saulė 'sun'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

A 20th-century name popular in Soviet-era Lithuania.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

012318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1953per million babies of that sex
  • 15 babies given this name since 1953
  • At its height in 1953, about 1 in 394,500 boys
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Lithuanian

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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