How Many People Are Named Hal?
people named Hal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,893 people in the US has this name
Based on 16,796 babies named Hal in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
598 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval diminutive of HARRY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hal in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Hal alive today is about 62 years old, and 70% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 56 and 73 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Hal first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1956, to 598 babies. In 2025, 38 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Hal has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #305, in 1956. In 2025 it ranked #3,150.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,150 |
| Best rank | #305 (1956) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #348 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Hal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hal were born in New York than in any other state: about 628 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hal was given 7.8 times as often in Utah, 3.2 times in North Carolina and 2.9 times in Idaho.
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