Al
Boy · AL
Al is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
Where does Al come from?
Short form of names such as Alan, Albert, Alfred and Alexander
- Say it
- AL
Is Al a girl's or a boy's name?
Al is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 19 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Al in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Al, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. 3 girls were also named Al in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Al of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Al in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 1999, 54% of the babies named Al in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 14%, with more boys than girls since 2018.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales.
Al in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Al in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Al, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 1959, with 440 boys.
Half of all the boys named Al in the US since 1880 were born between 1934 and 1965, the years shaded on the chart below.
Al in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,010 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,121 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,920 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,020 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,868 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,057 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,813 |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,472 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,379 |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,455 |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,206 |
| 1991 | 63 | #1,424 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,233 |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,078 |
| 1988 | 86 | #1,068 |
| 1987 | 93 | #981 |
| 1986 | 79 | #1,048 |
| 1985 | 92 | #950 |
| 1984 | 89 | #931 |
| 1983 | 104 | #858 |
| 1982 | 117 | #819 |
| 1981 | 109 | #841 |
| 1980 | 109 | #847 |
| 1979 | 116 | #810 |
| 1978 | 134 | #726 |
| 1977 | 128 | #755 |
| 1976 | 157 | #652 |
| 1975 | 135 | #712 |
| 1974 | 136 | #704 |
| 1973 | 144 | #665 |
| 1972 | 161 | #619 |
| 1971 | 150 | #676 |
| 1970 | 148 | #672 |
| 1969 | 167 | #606 |
| 1968 | 164 | #594 |
| 1967 | 166 | #587 |
| 1966 | 158 | #596 |
| 1965 | 210 | #530 |
| 1964 | 268 | #481 |
| 1963 | 292 | #459 |
| 1962 | 341 | #432 |
| 1961 | 362 | #417 |
| 1960 | 392 | #398 |
| 1959 | 440 | #376 |
| 1958 | 387 | #396 |
| 1957 | 386 | #392 |
| 1956 | 398 | #371 |
| 1955 | 286 | #433 |
| 1954 | 313 | #405 |
| 1953 | 266 | #435 |
| 1952 | 265 | #428 |
| 1951 | 262 | #418 |
| 1950 | 216 | #446 |
| 1949 | 231 | #439 |
| 1948 | 286 | #402 |
| 1947 | 330 | #379 |
| 1946 | 290 | #382 |
| 1945 | 216 | #409 |
| 1944 | 210 | #417 |
| 1943 | 201 | #443 |
| 1942 | 223 | #410 |
| 1941 | 192 | #423 |
| 1940 | 166 | #449 |
| 1939 | 198 | #405 |
| 1938 | 193 | #408 |
| 1937 | 205 | #384 |
| 1936 | 199 | #388 |
| 1935 | 209 | #376 |
| 1934 | 194 | #396 |
| 1933 | 170 | #417 |
| 1932 | 199 | #399 |
| 1931 | 185 | #415 |
| 1930 | 172 | #451 |
| 1929 | 170 | #453 |
| 1928 | 190 | #433 |
| 1927 | 164 | #472 |
| 1926 | 147 | #496 |
| 1925 | 125 | #549 |
| 1924 | 151 | #508 |
| 1923 | 103 | #631 |
| 1922 | 109 | #617 |
| 1921 | 119 | #580 |
| 1920 | 150 | #493 |
| 1919 | 160 | #472 |
| 1918 | 133 | #519 |
| 1917 | 133 | #497 |
| 1916 | 122 | #515 |
| 1915 | 175 | #405 |
| 1914 | 144 | #395 |
| 1913 | 101 | #427 |
| 1912 | 121 | #342 |
| 1911 | 65 | #337 |
| 1910 | 73 | #285 |
| 1909 | 47 | #339 |
| 1908 | 45 | #335 |
| 1907 | 40 | #341 |
| 1906 | 43 | #316 |
| 1905 | 39 | #319 |
| 1904 | 33 | #351 |
| 1903 | 38 | #303 |
| 1902 | 42 | #291 |
| 1901 | 21 | #407 |
| 1900 | 37 | #357 |
| 1899 | 27 | #346 |
| 1898 | 22 | #418 |
| 1897 | 20 | #422 |
| 1896 | 27 | #367 |
| 1895 | 23 | #399 |
| 1894 | 26 | #358 |
| 1893 | 25 | #359 |
| 1892 | 22 | #404 |
| 1891 | 21 | #377 |
| 1890 | 15 | #489 |
| 1889 | 23 | #369 |
| 1888 | 23 | #387 |
| 1887 | 16 | #420 |
| 1886 | 27 | #325 |
| 1885 | 17 | #439 |
| 1884 | 18 | #433 |
| 1883 | 21 | #371 |
| 1882 | 33 | #298 |
| 1881 | 19 | #389 |
| 1880 | 12 | #526 |
Names like Al
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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