Is Hal a boy or girl name?
Hal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 33 boys were named Hal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 16,758 US babies named Hal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,471
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hal since 1880
- 16,758
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 598 babies
Boys and girls named Hal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 178 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 229 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,073 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,834 | 12 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 1,810 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,615 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 4,422 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,199 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 889 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 531 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 263 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 184 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33 | #3,471 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,018 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,961 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,678 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,361 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,686 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,642 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,620 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,882 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,776 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,437 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,478 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,919 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,767 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,783 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,958 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,537 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,747 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,887 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,564 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,754 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,473 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,840 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,353 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,571 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,860 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,535 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,150 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,358 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,155 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,178 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 68 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 79 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 85 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 97 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 115 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 124 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 125 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 105 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 125 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 151 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 169 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 199 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 199 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 278 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 228 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 342 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 403 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 418 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 455 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 526 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 598 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 455 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 416 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 405 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 392 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 387 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 370 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 406 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 358 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 361 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 264 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 211 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 213 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 208 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 204 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 194 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 196 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 202 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 162 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 191 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 148 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 201 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 205 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 188 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 194 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 166 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 153 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 194 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 193 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 190 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 184 | #449 | 6 | #4,526 |
| 1925 | 191 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 182 | #453 | 6 | #4,705 |
| 1923 | 159 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 171 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 177 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 193 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 161 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 172 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 125 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 133 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 152 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 115 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 81 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 60 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 43 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 31 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 24 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 19 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 30 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 23 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 20 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 21 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 23 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 25 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 19 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 25 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 20 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 28 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 20 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 19 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 20 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 23 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 26 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 17 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 17 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 21 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 12 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 20 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 23 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 18 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 15 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 25 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 20 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 26 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 12 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #773 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hal reached #305 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #4,526 in 1926. 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 Hal
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.