first name
AL
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 19,745 people named Al, 56.4% reported their origin as White, 20.4% as Black and 13.1% as Hispanic or Latino. 95.8% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Al peaked in 1959, when 450 babies got the name.
At least 17,334 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Al by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #829. The largest share of babies named Al, 35%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Al is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Al has been most common in Louisiana (2.9×), Mississippi (2.7×), and New York (1.9×), and least common in Massachusetts (0.11×).
11,637 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Al
Spelled almost the same
6 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Al, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Al ranks #30,500 of 156,621, with 820 people. See Al as a last name
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