Hal
2 countries#3128 in United States, 2025US
#3128
in United States, 2025
SCOT
3
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
16,799
Peak year (United States)
1956
Peak-year count
598
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Hal was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
16,796 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #3128 · peaked in 1956 with 598 births
Most common in: Texas, North Carolina, California, New York, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 2005–2005 · peaked in 2005 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Hal’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #5781 | — |
| 2007 | #5661 | ↑120 |
| 2008 | #8324 | ↓2663 |
| 2009 | #6802 | ↑1522 |
| 2010 | #7591 | ↓789 |
| 2011 | #5675 | ↑1916 |
| 2012 | #4862 | ↑813 |
| 2013 | #5404 | ↓542 |
| 2014 | #4392 | ↑1012 |
| 2015 | #4711 | ↓319 |
| 2016 | #5789 | ↓1078 |
| 2017 | #5526 | ↑263 |
| 2018 | #3607 | ↑1919 |
| 2019 | #4639 | ↓1032 |
| 2020 | #3344 | ↑1295 |
| 2021 | #3651 | ↓307 |
| 2022 | #5874 | ↓2223 |
| 2023 | #3005 | ↑2869 |
| 2024 | #3455 | ↓450 |
| 2025 | #3128 | ↑327 |
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