Al
Al was the 6822nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 285th; the most babies were born in 1959 (440). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,927 places. More babies were named Al in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,822 boys, down 1,961 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1959440 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,334babies recorded
Al popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 255 since 1914.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,822 | 12 |
| 2020 | #4,861 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,684 | 20 |
| 2000 | #1,926 | 54 |
| 1990 | #1,238 | 79 |
| 1980 | #847 | 109 |
| 1970 | #672 | 148 |
| 1960 | #398 | 392 |
| 1950 | #447 | 216 |
| 1940 | #449 | 166 |
| 1930 | #451 | 172 |
| 1920 | #493 | 150 |
| 1910 | #285 | 73 |
| 1900 | #357 | 37 |
| 1890 | #492 | 15 |
| 1880 | #526 | 12 |
How popular is Al, counting every spelling?
Al has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Al?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Al (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Al born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Al.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Al?
About 8,800 people born in the US named Al are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 47 and 71. That makes Al a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Al: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Al, they share its era and feel.
Al is also a nickname for Alistair, Alexander, Alan, Albert, Alberto, Alfredo, Alvin and Alfred.
Questions about the name Al
How popular is the name Al?
Al was the 6822nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 285th; the most babies were born in 1959 (440). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,927 places. More babies were named Al in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Al a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Al in the US.