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.

Hal

#896 most common boys' name of all time · #2,056 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#896
Rank overall
#2,056 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
16,796
Since 2016
272
Peak year
1956 #305
Best rank
#305 1956
Girls Boys peak 598/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Hal 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 — 38 38 #3,132
2024 — 33 33 #3,455
2023 — 41 41 #3,006
2022 — 15 15 #5,880
2021 — 30 30 #3,652
2020 — 33 33 #3,347
2019 — 21 21 #4,643
2018 — 30 30 #3,613
2017 — 16 16 #5,532
2016 — 15 15 #5,795
2015 — 20 20 #4,719
2014 — 22 22 #4,394
2013 — 16 16 #5,413
2012 — 19 19 #4,865
2011 — 15 15 #5,684
2010 — 10 10 #7,600
2009 — 12 12 #6,815
2008 — 9 9 #8,338
2007 — 15 15 #5,666
2006 — 14 14 #5,792
2005 — 8 8 #8,318
2004 — 9 9 #7,559
2003 — 26 26 #3,447
2002 — 22 22 #3,803
2001 — 18 18 #4,309
2000 — 23 23 #3,537
1999 — 14 14 #4,774
1998 — 21 21 #3,491
1997 — 26 26 #2,905
1996 — 23 23 #3,111
1995 — 20 20 #3,308
1994 — 22 22 #3,116
1993 — 36 36 #2,166
1992 — 32 32 #2,307
1991 — 38 38 #1,985
1990 — 31 31 #2,257
1989 — 43 43 #1,767
1988 — 55 55 #1,405
1987 — 33 33 #1,902
1986 — 65 65 #1,176
1985 — 59 59 #1,243
1984 — 41 41 #1,511
1983 — 52 52 #1,278
1982 — 53 53 #1,279
1981 — 56 56 #1,227
1980 — 74 74 #1,049
1979 — 73 73 #1,036
1978 — 64 64 #1,090
1977 — 59 59 #1,128
1976 — 68 68 #1,006
1975 — 79 79 #924
1974 — 85 85 #873
1973 — 97 97 #802
1972 — 115 115 #738
1971 — 124 124 #740
1970 — 125 125 #735
1969 — 105 105 #764
1968 — 125 125 #671
1967 — 151 151 #612
1966 — 169 169 #582
1965 — 199 199 #544
1964 — 199 199 #559
1963 — 278 278 #478
1962 — 228 228 #528
1961 — 342 342 #429
1960 — 403 403 #394
1959 — 418 418 #387
1958 — 455 455 #360
1957 — 526 526 #333
1956 — 598 598 #305
1955 — 455 455 #342
1954 — 416 416 #351
1953 — 405 405 #344
1952 — 392 392 #347
1951 — 387 387 #347
1950 — 371 371 #349
1949 — 405 405 #334
1948 — 358 358 #355
1947 — 361 361 #358
1946 — 264 264 #396
1945 — 211 211 #414
1944 — 213 213 #413
1943 — 208 208 #433
1942 — 204 204 #431
1941 — 194 194 #419
1940 — 196 196 #414
1939 — 202 202 #402
1938 — 162 162 #455
1937 — 191 191 #411
1936 — 148 148 #464
1935 — 201 201 #383
1934 — 205 205 #383
1933 — 188 188 #396
1932 — 194 194 #405
1931 — 166 166 #439
1930 — 153 153 #482
1929 — 194 194 #423
1928 — 193 193 #429
1927 — 190 190 #444
1926 6 184 190 #449
1925 — 191 191 #432
1924 6 182 188 #452
1923 — 159 159 #484
1922 — 171 171 #470
1921 — 177 177 #462
1920 — 193 193 #435
1919 — 161 161 #471
1918 — 172 172 #452
1917 — 125 125 #515
1916 — 133 133 #495
1915 — 152 152 #443
1914 — 115 115 #447
1913 — 81 81 #485
1912 — 60 60 #509
1911 — 43 43 #451
1910 — 31 31 #509
1909 — 24 24 #543
1908 — 19 19 #601
1907 — 30 30 #427
1906 — 23 23 #470
1905 — 20 20 #519
1904 — 21 21 #479
1903 — 23 23 #428
1902 — 25 25 #413
1901 — 19 19 #447
1900 — 25 25 #467
1899 — 20 20 #422
1898 — 28 28 #373
1897 — 20 20 #437
1896 — 19 19 #478
1895 — 20 20 #454
1894 — 23 23 #398
1893 — 26 26 #358
1892 — 17 17 #492
1891 — 17 17 #438
1890 — 21 21 #403
1889 — 12 12 #574
1888 — 20 20 #429
1887 — 23 23 #351
1886 — 18 18 #430
1885 — 15 15 #495
1884 — 25 25 #359
1883 — 20 20 #401
1882 — 26 26 #354
1881 — 12 12 #530
1880 — 7 7 #776