Hal

Given to 16,796 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +36% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#3128

recorded as boys

327 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 38

Peak year

1956

598 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

16,796

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Hal was most popular in 1956, when 598 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.28 per 1,000). In 2025, 38 babies were named Hal, ranking #3128 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 36%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	38	3128
2024	<5	—	33	3455
2023	<5	—	41	3005
2022	<5	—	15	5874
2021	<5	—	30	3651
2020	<5	—	33	3344
2019	<5	—	21	4639
2018	<5	—	30	3607
2017	<5	—	16	5526
2016	<5	—	15	5789
2015	<5	—	20	4711
2014	<5	—	22	4392
2013	<5	—	16	5404
2012	<5	—	19	4862
2011	<5	—	15	5675
2010	<5	—	10	7591
2009	<5	—	12	6802
2008	<5	—	9	8324
2007	<5	—	15	5661
2006	<5	—	14	5781
2005	<5	—	8	8299
2004	<5	—	9	7536
2003	<5	—	26	3443
2002	<5	—	22	3794
2001	<5	—	18	4302
2000	<5	—	23	3536
1999	<5	—	14	4762
1998	<5	—	21	3486
1997	<5	—	26	2903
1996	<5	—	23	3107
1995	<5	—	20	3303
1994	<5	—	22	3109
1993	<5	—	36	2162
1992	<5	—	32	2303
1991	<5	—	38	1983
1990	<5	—	31	2255
1989	<5	—	43	1766
1988	<5	—	55	1404
1987	<5	—	33	1896
1986	<5	—	65	1174
1985	<5	—	59	1242
1984	<5	—	41	1507
1983	<5	—	52	1275
1982	<5	—	53	1278
1981	<5	—	56	1225
1980	<5	—	74	1047
1979	<5	—	73	1034
1978	<5	—	64	1087
1977	<5	—	59	1127
1976	<5	—	68	1005
1975	<5	—	79	922
1974	<5	—	85	867
1973	<5	—	97	801
1972	<5	—	115	737
1971	<5	—	124	740
1970	<5	—	125	734
1969	<5	—	105	762
1968	<5	—	125	669
1967	<5	—	151	612
1966	<5	—	169	582
1965	<5	—	199	543
1964	<5	—	199	558
1963	<5	—	278	478
1962	<5	—	228	528
1961	<5	—	342	429
1960	<5	—	403	394
1959	<5	—	418	387
1958	<5	—	455	360
1957	<5	—	526	333
1956	<5	—	598	305
1955	<5	—	455	342
1954	<5	—	416	351
1953	<5	—	405	344
1952	<5	—	392	347
1951	<5	—	387	347
1950	<5	—	371	348
1949	<5	—	405	334
1948	<5	—	358	354
1947	<5	—	361	358
1946	<5	—	264	396
1945	<5	—	211	413
1944	<5	—	213	413
1943	<5	—	208	432
1942	<5	—	204	430
1941	<5	—	194	418
1940	<5	—	196	414
1939	<5	—	202	401
1938	<5	—	162	454
1937	<5	—	191	410
1936	<5	—	148	464
1935	<5	—	201	383
1934	<5	—	205	382
1933	<5	—	188	394
1932	<5	—	194	404
1931	<5	—	166	439
1930	<5	—	153	480
1929	<5	—	194	422
1928	<5	—	193	428
1927	<5	—	190	443
1926	6	4306	184	449
1925	<5	—	191	430
1924	6	4434	182	452
1923	<5	—	159	482
1922	<5	—	171	470
1921	<5	—	177	462
1920	<5	—	193	434
1919	<5	—	161	469
1918	<5	—	172	452
1917	<5	—	125	514
1916	<5	—	133	494
1915	<5	—	152	441
1914	<5	—	115	447
1913	<5	—	81	483
1912	<5	—	60	507
1911	<5	—	43	446
1910	<5	—	31	501
1909	<5	—	24	530
1908	<5	—	19	585
1907	<5	—	30	417
1906	<5	—	23	465
1905	<5	—	20	507
1904	<5	—	21	466
1903	<5	—	23	411
1902	<5	—	25	404
1901	<5	—	19	433
1900	<5	—	25	455
1899	<5	—	20	415
1898	<5	—	28	364
1897	<5	—	20	422
1896	<5	—	19	462
1895	<5	—	20	437
1894	<5	—	23	387
1893	<5	—	26	349
1892	<5	—	17	480
1891	<5	—	17	427
1890	<5	—	21	389
1889	<5	—	12	549
1888	<5	—	20	416
1887	<5	—	23	340
1886	<5	—	18	417
1885	<5	—	15	480
1884	<5	—	25	352
1883	<5	—	20	381
1882	<5	—	26	347
1881	<5	—	12	503
1880	<5	—	7	745