Hal
Boy · HAL · Germanic
Hal is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home + ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
What does Hal mean?
Germanic: medieval short form of Henry or Harry
“home + ruler”
Shakespeare's Prince Hal, in the Henry IV plays, grows up to become King Henry V.
- Say it
- HAL
Is Hal a girl's or a boy's name?
Hal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Hal, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Hal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 28 | #836 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 27 | #728 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 29 | #641 |
| 1996 | 23 | #724 |
How popular is Hal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,127among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Hal, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 1956, with 598 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hal in the US since 1880 were born between 1933 and 1960, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,157 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,977 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,761 |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,400 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,892 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,173 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,241 |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,506 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,274 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,277 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,225 |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,047 |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,034 |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,087 |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,127 |
| 1976 | 68 | #1,005 |
| 1975 | 79 | #922 |
| 1974 | 85 | #867 |
| 1973 | 97 | #801 |
| 1972 | 115 | #737 |
| 1971 | 124 | #740 |
| 1970 | 125 | #734 |
| 1969 | 105 | #762 |
| 1968 | 125 | #669 |
| 1967 | 151 | #612 |
| 1966 | 169 | #582 |
| 1965 | 199 | #543 |
| 1964 | 199 | #558 |
| 1963 | 278 | #478 |
| 1962 | 228 | #528 |
| 1961 | 342 | #429 |
| 1960 | 403 | #394 |
| 1959 | 418 | #387 |
| 1958 | 455 | #360 |
| 1957 | 526 | #333 |
| 1956 | 598 | #305 |
| 1955 | 455 | #341 |
| 1954 | 416 | #350 |
| 1953 | 405 | #343 |
| 1952 | 392 | #346 |
| 1951 | 387 | #346 |
| 1950 | 371 | #347 |
| 1949 | 405 | #334 |
| 1948 | 358 | #354 |
| 1947 | 361 | #358 |
| 1946 | 264 | #396 |
| 1945 | 211 | #413 |
| 1944 | 213 | #413 |
| 1943 | 208 | #432 |
| 1942 | 204 | #430 |
| 1941 | 194 | #418 |
| 1940 | 196 | #414 |
| 1939 | 202 | #401 |
| 1938 | 162 | #454 |
| 1937 | 191 | #410 |
| 1936 | 148 | #464 |
| 1935 | 201 | #383 |
| 1934 | 205 | #382 |
| 1933 | 188 | #394 |
| 1932 | 194 | #404 |
| 1931 | 166 | #439 |
| 1930 | 153 | #480 |
| 1929 | 194 | #422 |
| 1928 | 193 | #428 |
| 1927 | 190 | #443 |
| 1926 | 184 | #449 |
| 1925 | 191 | #430 |
| 1924 | 182 | #452 |
| 1923 | 159 | #482 |
| 1922 | 171 | #470 |
| 1921 | 177 | #462 |
| 1920 | 193 | #434 |
| 1919 | 161 | #469 |
| 1918 | 172 | #452 |
| 1917 | 125 | #514 |
| 1916 | 133 | #494 |
| 1915 | 152 | #441 |
| 1914 | 115 | #447 |
| 1913 | 81 | #483 |
| 1912 | 60 | #507 |
| 1911 | 43 | #446 |
| 1910 | 31 | #501 |
| 1909 | 24 | #530 |
| 1908 | 19 | #585 |
| 1907 | 30 | #417 |
| 1906 | 23 | #465 |
| 1905 | 20 | #507 |
| 1904 | 21 | #466 |
| 1903 | 23 | #411 |
| 1902 | 25 | #404 |
| 1901 | 19 | #433 |
| 1900 | 25 | #455 |
| 1899 | 20 | #415 |
| 1898 | 28 | #364 |
| 1897 | 20 | #422 |
| 1896 | 19 | #462 |
| 1895 | 20 | #437 |
| 1894 | 23 | #387 |
| 1893 | 26 | #349 |
| 1892 | 17 | #480 |
| 1891 | 17 | #427 |
| 1890 | 21 | #389 |
| 1889 | 12 | #549 |
| 1888 | 20 | #416 |
| 1887 | 23 | #340 |
| 1886 | 18 | #417 |
| 1885 | 15 | #480 |
| 1884 | 25 | #352 |
| 1883 | 20 | #381 |
| 1882 | 26 | #347 |
| 1881 | 12 | #503 |
| 1880 | 7 | #745 |
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