Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Al

#879 most common boys' name of all time · #2,019 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#879
Rank overall
#2,019 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
17,334
Since 2016
154
Peak year
1959 #376
Best rank
#287 1910
Girls Boys peak 450/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Al is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 12 12 #6,812
2024 — 8 8 #9,000
2023 — 16 16 #5,667
2022 — 11 11 #7,264
2021 — 12 12 #6,700
2020 — 19 19 #4,859
2019 — 13 13 #6,408
2018 — 26 26 #3,997
2017 — 20 20 #4,749
2016 — 17 17 #5,322
2015 — 19 19 #4,895
2014 — 14 14 #6,001
2013 — 23 23 #4,181
2012 — 22 22 #4,391
2011 — 17 17 #5,205
2010 — 20 20 #4,681
2009 — 29 29 #3,640
2008 — 21 21 #4,541
2007 — 19 19 #4,809
2006 — 21 21 #4,374
2005 — 28 28 #3,452
2004 — 33 33 #3,016
2003 — 36 36 #2,731
2002 — 50 50 #2,125
2001 — 33 33 #2,799
2000 — 54 54 #1,926
1999 — 47 47 #2,027
1998 — 52 52 #1,874
1997 — 43 43 #2,060
1996 — 50 50 #1,818
1995 — 65 65 #1,479
1994 — 71 71 #1,385
1993 — 64 64 #1,460
1992 — 86 86 #1,210
1991 — 63 63 #1,432
1990 — 79 79 #1,238
1989 — 94 94 #1,083
1988 — 86 86 #1,071
1987 — 93 93 #982
1986 — 79 79 #1,049
1985 — 92 92 #951
1984 — 89 89 #934
1983 — 104 104 #860
1982 — 117 117 #819
1981 — 109 109 #842
1980 8 109 117 #847
1979 — 116 116 #810
1978 — 134 134 #726
1977 — 128 128 #755
1976 — 157 157 #652
1975 6 135 141 #713
1974 8 136 144 #704
1973 7 144 151 #665
1972 6 161 167 #619
1971 7 150 157 #676
1970 10 148 158 #674
1969 — 167 167 #606
1968 — 164 164 #594
1967 — 166 166 #587
1966 — 158 158 #596
1965 — 210 210 #531
1964 — 268 268 #481
1963 5 292 297 #459
1962 — 341 341 #432
1961 — 362 362 #417
1960 — 392 392 #398
1959 10 440 450 #376
1958 — 387 387 #396
1957 6 386 392 #393
1956 6 398 404 #372
1955 — 286 286 #434
1954 7 313 320 #406
1953 — 266 266 #436
1952 — 265 265 #429
1951 6 262 268 #419
1950 6 216 222 #448
1949 6 231 237 #441
1948 — 286 286 #403
1947 — 330 330 #379
1946 6 290 296 #383
1945 — 216 216 #410
1944 — 210 210 #417
1943 7 201 208 #445
1942 5 223 228 #411
1941 — 192 192 #424
1940 5 166 171 #450
1939 — 198 198 #405
1938 6 193 199 #408
1937 5 205 210 #384
1936 5 199 204 #388
1935 — 209 209 #377
1934 5 194 199 #396
1933 11 170 181 #417
1932 5 199 204 #400
1931 — 185 185 #415
1930 9 172 181 #453
1929 — 170 170 #454
1928 8 190 198 #433
1927 9 164 173 #473
1926 — 147 147 #498
1925 9 125 134 #552
1924 5 151 156 #511
1923 — 103 103 #632
1922 8 109 117 #618
1921 9 119 128 #582
1920 — 150 150 #494
1919 10 160 170 #473
1918 7 133 140 #522
1917 5 133 138 #498
1916 5 122 127 #515
1915 — 175 175 #406
1914 7 144 151 #395
1913 — 101 101 #427
1912 — 121 121 #344
1911 — 65 65 #338
1910 — 73 73 #287
1909 — 47 47 #343
1908 — 45 45 #338
1907 — 40 40 #347
1906 — 43 43 #318
1905 — 39 39 #320
1904 — 33 33 #353
1903 — 38 38 #306
1902 — 42 42 #297
1901 — 21 21 #417
1900 — 37 37 #361
1899 — 27 27 #350
1898 — 22 22 #429
1897 — 20 20 #433
1896 — 27 27 #378
1895 — 23 23 #409
1894 — 26 26 #362
1893 — 25 25 #364
1892 — 22 22 #411
1891 — 21 21 #385
1890 — 15 15 #504
1889 — 23 23 #376
1888 — 23 23 #395
1887 — 16 16 #431
1886 — 27 27 #330
1885 — 17 17 #455
1884 — 18 18 #443
1883 — 21 21 #378
1882 — 33 33 #306
1881 — 19 19 #393
1880 — 12 12 #530