Baby name

Hal

Boy

Comeback name

The high point came in 1956, with 598 births and the No. 305 spot that year. After a low point around 2006, parents rediscovered it: about 30 births a year today. In 2025, it ranked No. 3127.

16,784births since 1880

1950sgeneration

No. 305rank at its peak, in 1956

Where babies named Hal are born

1956

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The darker the blue, the more common Hal is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Hal is most common in Utah (6.2 times), North Carolina (3.3) and Mississippi (2.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Al 17,079
Cal 7,858
Val 5,657
Sal 3,663
Hale 1,282
Tal 1,265

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