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Hal Name Popularity

How popular is the name Hal? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 424 17 0.0046%
1912 623 16 0.0032%
1913 526 35 0.0062%
1914 453 73 0.0105%
1915 442 111 0.0122%
1916 521 82 0.0085%
1917 553 76 0.0076%
1918 451 129 0.012%
1919 464 123 0.0117%
1920 438 149 0.0134%
1921 487 124 0.0108%
1922 466 139 0.0125%
1923 496 115 0.0103%
1924 455 145 0.0125%
1925 444 145 0.0128%
1926 449 141 0.0128%
1927 446 149 0.0135%
1928 444 146 0.0136%
1929 429 149 0.0144%
1930 480 115 0.011%
1931 454 118 0.012%
1932 407 151 0.0153%
1933 390 154 0.0165%
1934 386 168 0.0174%
1935 396 146 0.015%
1936 507 88 0.0091%
1937 397 156 0.0158%
1938 458 118 0.0115%
1939 402 161 0.0158%
1940 432 142 0.0134%
1941 438 138 0.0123%
1942 441 160 0.0127%
1943 455 148 0.0113%
1944 402 183 0.0148%
1945 416 164 0.0134%
1946 410 197 0.0134%
1947 360 320 0.0192%
1948 348 331 0.0207%
1949 332 381 0.0237%
1950 351 329 0.0204%
1951 345 351 0.0207%
1952 347 351 0.0201%
1953 340 376 0.0212%
1954 342 391 0.0214%
1955 341 422 0.0229%
1956 304 564 0.0299%
1957 331 504 0.0262%
1958 360 423 0.0224%
1959 393 373 0.0196%
1960 396 359 0.0189%
1961 434 295 0.0156%
1962 531 176 0.0096%
1963 478 231 0.0129%
1964 595 129 0.0073%
1965 558 142 0.0087%
1966 592 112 0.0072%
1967 641 92 0.0061%
1968 665 79 0.0053%
1969 798 52 0.0034%
1970 744 76 0.0048%
1971 737 77 0.0051%
1972 786 58 0.0043%
1973 954 32 0.0025%
1974 937 36 0.0028%
1975 1,269 15 0.0012%
1976 1,160 20 0.0016%
1977 1,241 18 0.0013%
1978 1,241 18 0.0013%
1979 1,872 5 0.0004%
1980 1,112 29 0.002%
1981 1,328 18 0.0012%
1982 1,884 6 0.0004%
1983 1,941 5 0.0003%
1984 2,152 5 0.0003%
1985 1,435 17 0.0011%
1986 1,280 22 0.0015%
1987 0 0%
1988 1,766 12 0.0008%
1989 1,527 19 0.0012%
1990 2,293 6 0.0004%
1991 2,251 7 0.0004%
1992 0 0%
1993 2,654 5 0.0003%
1994 0 0%
1995 0 0%
1996 0 0%
1997 0 0%
1998 0 0%
1999 0 0%
2000 0 0%
2001 0 0%
2002 0 0%
2003 2,932 5 0.0003%
2004 0 0%
2005 0 0%
2006 0 0%
2007 0 0%
2008 0 0%
2009 0 0%
2010 0 0%
2011 0 0%
2012 0 0%
2013 0 0%
2014 0 0%
2015 3,074 5 0.0003%
2016 0 0%
2017 0 0%
2018 0 0%
2019 0 0%
2020 3,875 5 0.0004%
2021 3,707 5 0.0004%
2022 0 0%

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Names Like Hal

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What names sound like Hal?

If you like how Hal sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Hal.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Hali

The sea

Greek

Hall

Worker at the hall

English


What names are similar to Hal?

Find a name that’s like Hal, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cal

A diminutive form of Calvin.

English

Dal

Blind; from the dales, the valley meadows

Scottish

Gal

Wave, roller, swell

Hebrew

Hai

Living, vital

Hebrew

Hale

Hero; from the hall

English

Ham

Heat

Hebrew

Han

God is gracious

Scandinavian

Harold

Army ruler

Scandinavian

Harry

Home ruler

German

Pal

Small

Latin

Sal

Savior

Latin

Tal

Rain; dew

Hebrew

Val

“He who is able,” from the Latin valere, to be able or strong.


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