Is Al a boy or girl name?
Al was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 1.5% of the 17,323 US babies named Al were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,978
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Al since 1880
- 17,323
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 450 babies
Boys and girls named Al, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 385 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,227 | 34 | 2.7% |
| 1920s | 1,428 | 48 | 3.3% |
| 1930s | 1,924 | 46 | 2.3% |
| 1940s | 2,345 | 29 | 1.2% |
| 1950s | 3,220 | 41 | 1.3% |
| 1960s | 2,520 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 1,409 | 44 | 3% |
| 1980s | 972 | 8 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 620 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 324 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,978 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,669 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,283 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,708 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,857 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,412 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,994 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,748 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,322 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,894 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,003 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,187 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,396 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,209 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,684 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,544 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,814 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,370 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,013 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 63 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 86 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 93 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 79 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 92 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 89 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 104 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 117 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 109 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 109 | #847 | 8 | #7,423 |
| 1979 | 116 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 134 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 128 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 157 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 135 | #713 | 6 | #7,993 |
| 1974 | 136 | #705 | 8 | #6,265 |
| 1973 | 144 | #664 | 7 | #6,675 |
| 1972 | 161 | #619 | 6 | #7,295 |
| 1971 | 150 | #676 | 7 | #6,625 |
| 1970 | 148 | #672 | 10 | #5,064 |
| 1969 | 167 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 164 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 166 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 158 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 210 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 268 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 292 | #459 | 5 | #6,595 |
| 1962 | 340 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 363 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 392 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 440 | #376 | 10 | #4,031 |
| 1958 | 387 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 386 | #393 | 6 | #5,380 |
| 1956 | 399 | #372 | 6 | #5,326 |
| 1955 | 286 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 313 | #406 | 7 | #4,658 |
| 1953 | 266 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 265 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 262 | #419 | 6 | #4,838 |
| 1950 | 216 | #447 | 6 | #4,742 |
| 1949 | 231 | #440 | 6 | #4,676 |
| 1948 | 286 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 330 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 290 | #383 | 6 | #4,421 |
| 1945 | 216 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 210 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 201 | #443 | 7 | #3,808 |
| 1942 | 223 | #410 | 5 | #4,625 |
| 1941 | 192 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 166 | #450 | 5 | #4,356 |
| 1939 | 198 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 193 | #408 | 6 | #3,854 |
| 1937 | 205 | #384 | 5 | #4,260 |
| 1936 | 199 | #388 | 5 | #4,193 |
| 1935 | 209 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 194 | #396 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 1933 | 170 | #417 | 11 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 199 | #399 | 5 | #4,417 |
| 1931 | 185 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 172 | #451 | 9 | #3,056 |
| 1929 | 170 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 190 | #433 | 8 | #3,438 |
| 1927 | 164 | #472 | 9 | #3,286 |
| 1926 | 147 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 125 | #549 | 9 | #3,364 |
| 1924 | 151 | #508 | 5 | #5,073 |
| 1923 | 103 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 109 | #617 | 8 | #3,662 |
| 1921 | 119 | #580 | 9 | #3,403 |
| 1920 | 150 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 160 | #472 | 10 | #3,006 |
| 1918 | 133 | #519 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1917 | 133 | #497 | 5 | #4,602 |
| 1916 | 122 | #515 | 5 | #4,427 |
| 1915 | 175 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 144 | #395 | 7 | #2,881 |
| 1913 | 101 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 121 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 65 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 73 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 47 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 45 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 40 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 43 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 39 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 33 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 38 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 42 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 21 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 37 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 27 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 22 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 20 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 27 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 23 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 26 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 25 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 22 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 21 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 15 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 23 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 23 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 27 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 17 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 18 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 21 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 33 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 19 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #526 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Al reached #285 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #2,541 in 1933. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Al
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.