Hal

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Hal is a given name of Old English, Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 16,758 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 16,746 as boys and 12 as girls. Hal gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1956 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,037 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 33
2023 41
2022 15
2021 30
2020 33
2019 21
2018 30
2017 16
2016 15
2015 20
2014 22
2013 16
2012 19
2011 15
2010 10
2009 12
2008 9
2007 15
2006 14
2005 8
2004 9
2003 26
2002 22
2001 18
2000 23
1999 14
1998 21
1997 26
1996 23
1995 20
1994 22
1993 36
1992 32
1991 38
1990 31
1989 43
1988 55
1987 33
1986 65
1985 59
1984 41
1983 52
1982 53
1981 56
1980 74
1979 73
1978 64
1977 59
1976 68
1975 79
1974 85
1973 97
1972 115
1971 124
1970 125
1969 105
1968 125
1967 151
1966 169
1965 199
1964 199
1963 278
1962 228
1961 342
1960 403
1959 418
1958 455
1957 526
1956 598
1955 455
1954 416
1953 405
1952 392
1951 387
1950 370
1949 406
1948 358
1947 361
1946 264
1945 211
1944 213
1943 208
1942 204
1941 194
1940 196
1939 202
1938 162
1937 191
1936 148
1935 201
1934 205
1933 188
1932 194
1931 166
1930 153
1929 194
1928 193
1927 190
1926 190
1925 191
1924 188
1923 159
1922 171
1921 177
1920 193
1919 161
1918 172
1917 125
1916 133
1915 152
1914 115
1913 81
1912 60
1911 43
1910 31
1909 24
1908 19
1907 30
1906 23
1905 20
1904 21
1903 23
1902 25
1901 19
1900 25
1899 20
1898 28
1897 20
1896 19
1895 20
1894 23
1893 26
1892 17
1891 17
1890 21
1889 12
1888 20
1887 23
1886 18
1885 15
1884 25
1883 20
1882 26
1881 12
1880 7