The baby name Bull is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bʊl/ (rhymes with "pull").
Bull is English in Origin.
The baby name Bull is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bʊl/ (rhymes with "pull").
Bull is English in Origin.
Bull is an English word-name rooted in Old English bula “bull, steer,” from Proto-Germanic *bullon-, related to Old Norse boli and German Bulle, and likely tied to the Indo-European base *bhel- “swell, be large.” As a byname and later a surname, Bull identified a keeper of cattle or a person noted for power or stubborn resolve, both common patterns in medieval England.
As a given name, Bull is rare and typically surfaces as a tough-guy nickname in Britain and North America, especially in 19th-20th-century military, sports, and frontier settings (e.g., ‘Bull’ Halsey). The core meaning is “male bovine,” symbolizing strength, virility, and endurance; it also echoes the astrological Taurus. Variants and kindred choices include Bullock/Bulloch (surname-based), Buller (surname), and semantic counterparts like Taurus, Taurean, Toro (Spanish/Italian), and Taureau (French). Informal diminutives may be Bullie or Bull.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | 0 | #3 | 1 | 102 | |
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| HT | 0 | #12 | 1 | 399 | |
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| AZ | 0 | #32 | 12 | 706 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 574 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| AF | 0 | #59 | 18 | 1,883 | |
| AL | 0 | #71 | 6 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #76 | 4 | 3,375 |
| JM | 0 | #86 | 8 | 3,714 | |
| BD | 0 | #92 | 155 | 5,992 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #126 | 6 | 1,400 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #134 | 6 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 3,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| GH | 0 | #219 | 25 | 5,396 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #229 | 61 | 6,578 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #252 | 21 | 6,876 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #255 | 5 | 3,997 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #267 | 8 | 3,535 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 5,122 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #297 | 24 | 5,862 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #323 | 9 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #323 | 13 | 6,459 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| BR | 0 | #333 | 13 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #341 | 14 | 5,096 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #372 | 15 | 8,413 |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #484 | 22 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #487 | 12 | 11,913 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #491 | 86 | 10,045 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #498 | 30 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #518 | 8 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #540 | 13 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #583 | 49 | 13,121 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #616 | 52 | 13,071 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #642 | 9 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #673 | 347 | 16,750 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 18 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #719 | 10 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #730 | 22 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #876 | 11 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #908 | 13 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #917 | 14 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #932 | 21 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #953 | 30 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,048 | 64 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,106 | 23 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,114 | 65 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,154 | 23 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,183 | 29 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,336 | 136 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,408 | 39 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Bull is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:
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