Names / Boy names
Al
Current rank
#6,822
and easing
All-time peak
#285
in 1910
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
17,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #285 in 1910 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Al first appears in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. 1910 marked its high point, reaching #285. Over 17,300 have carried it since records began.