Al

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

The nickname Al is often short for Alfred, Albert, Alphonse, Alphons, Allen, Allan, Alan, Alyson, Alysson, Allyson, Alistair, Alister, Alex, Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandrina, Alexis, Alexa, Alphonso, Alfreda, Alfredo, Alice, Alec, Alexandria, Alessandra, Alessandro, Alberto, Alberta, Alicia, Alvin, Alyssa, Alisha, Aldrin, Alden, Aldo, Alisia, Alannah, Alejandro, Alejandra, Aldwin, Ali, Allie, Allison, Alwin, Alfie, Alaric or Aloysius.

From Wikipedia

Al first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1959 with 440 babies (rank #376 that year). In 2024 it was given to 8 boys (rank #8,978). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Al

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Al yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

17,323

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

440

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Al

Al Goreclimate activist · b. 1948
Al Caponegangster · b. 1899
Al Jarreaujazz musician · b. 1940
Al Frankenfilm actor · b. 1951
Al Sharptonreligious leader · b. 1954

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#526
1881	19	#389
1882	33	#298
1883	21	#371
1884	18	#433
1885	17	#441
1886	27	#325
1887	16	#420
1888	23	#387
1889	23	#370
1890	15	#492
1891	21	#377
1892	22	#404
1893	25	#359
1894	26	#358
1895	23	#399
1896	27	#367
1897	20	#422
1898	22	#419
1899	27	#346
1900	37	#357
1901	21	#407
1902	42	#291
1903	38	#303
1904	33	#351
1905	39	#319
1906	43	#316
1907	40	#341
1908	45	#335
1909	47	#339
1910	73	#285
1911	65	#337
1912	121	#342
1913	101	#427
1914	144	#395
1915	175	#405
1916	122	#515
1917	133	#497
1918	133	#519
1919	160	#472
1920	150	#493
1921	119	#580
1922	109	#617
1923	103	#631
1924	151	#508
1925	125	#549
1926	147	#496
1927	164	#472
1928	190	#433
1929	170	#453
1930	172	#451
1931	185	#415
1932	199	#399
1933	170	#417
1934	194	#396
1935	209	#376
1936	199	#388
1937	205	#384
1938	193	#408
1939	198	#405
1940	166	#450
1941	192	#423
1942	223	#410
1943	201	#443
1944	210	#417
1945	216	#409
1946	290	#383
1947	330	#379
1948	286	#402
1949	231	#440
1950	216	#447
1951	262	#419
1952	265	#429
1953	266	#436
1954	313	#406
1955	286	#434
1956	399	#372
1957	386	#393
1958	387	#396
1959	440	#376
1960	392	#398
1961	363	#417
1962	340	#433
1963	292	#459
1964	268	#481
1965	210	#530
1966	158	#596
1967	166	#587
1968	164	#594
1969	167	#606
1970	148	#672
1971	150	#676
1972	161	#619
1973	144	#664
1974	136	#705
1975	135	#713
1976	157	#653
1977	128	#755
1978	134	#726
1979	116	#810
1980	109	#847
1981	109	#841
1982	117	#819
1983	104	#858
1984	89	#931
1985	92	#950
1986	79	#1,050
1987	93	#982
1988	86	#1,070
1989	94	#1,082
1990	79	#1,238
1991	63	#1,431
1992	86	#1,210
1993	64	#1,460
1994	71	#1,384
1995	65	#1,477
1996	50	#1,817
1997	43	#2,061
1998	52	#1,872
1999	47	#2,024
2000	54	#1,926
2001	33	#2,799
2002	50	#2,126
2003	36	#2,729
2004	33	#3,013
2005	28	#3,451
2006	21	#4,370
2007	19	#4,814
2008	21	#4,544
2009	29	#3,641
2010	20	#4,684
2011	17	#5,209
2012	22	#4,396
2013	23	#4,187
2014	14	#6,003
2015	19	#4,894
2016	17	#5,322
2017	20	#4,748
2018	26	#3,994
2019	13	#6,412
2020	19	#4,857
2021	12	#6,708
2022	11	#7,283
2023	16	#5,669
2024	8	#8,978