Al is an established boys' name that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Al is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,822 for boy births in the United States (and #14,353 across all names), given to 12 babies. Al first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (440 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,822 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,016 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,671 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,285 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,712 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,861 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,413 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,995 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,750 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,325 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,895 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,004 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,187 |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,396 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,209 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,684 |
| 2009 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,641 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,545 |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,815 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,371 |
| 2005 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,451 |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,015 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,730 |
| 2002 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,126 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,799 |
| 2000 | 54 | 54 | — | #1,926 |
| 1999 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,024 |
| 1998 | 52 | 52 | — | #1,872 |
| 1997 | 43 | — | — | #2,061 |
| 1996 | 50 | — | — | #1,817 |
| 1995 | 65 | — | — | #1,477 |
| 1994 | 71 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1993 | 64 | — | — | #1,460 |
| 1992 | 86 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1991 | 63 | — | — | #1,431 |
| 1990 | 79 | — | — | #1,238 |
| 1989 | 94 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1988 | 86 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1987 | 93 | — | — | #982 |
| 1986 | 79 | — | — | #1,049 |
| 1985 | 92 | — | — | #950 |
| 1984 | 89 | — | — | #931 |
| 1983 | 104 | — | — | #858 |
| 1982 | 117 | — | — | #819 |
| 1981 | 109 | — | — | #841 |
| 1980 | 117 | — | #7,424 | #847 |
| 1979 | 116 | — | — | #810 |
| 1978 | 134 | — | — | #726 |
| 1977 | 128 | — | — | #755 |
| 1976 | 157 | — | — | #653 |
| 1975 | 141 | — | #7,993 | #713 |
| 1974 | 144 | — | #6,264 | #705 |
| 1973 | 151 | — | #6,674 | #665 |
| 1972 | 167 | — | #7,296 | #619 |
| 1971 | 157 | — | #6,624 | #676 |
| 1970 | 158 | — | #5,064 | #672 |
| 1969 | 167 | — | — | #606 |
| 1968 | 164 | — | — | #594 |
| 1967 | 166 | — | — | #587 |
| 1966 | 158 | — | — | #596 |
| 1965 | 210 | — | — | #530 |
| 1964 | 268 | — | — | #481 |
| 1963 | 297 | — | #6,597 | #459 |
| 1962 | 341 | — | — | #432 |
| 1961 | 362 | — | — | #417 |
| 1960 | 392 | — | — | #398 |
| 1959 | 450 | — | #4,031 | #376 |
| 1958 | 387 | — | — | #396 |
| 1957 | 392 | — | #5,380 | #393 |
| 1956 | 404 | — | #5,326 | #372 |
| 1955 | 286 | — | — | #434 |
| 1954 | 320 | — | #4,658 | #406 |
| 1953 | 266 | — | — | #436 |
| 1952 | 265 | — | — | #429 |
| 1951 | 268 | — | #4,838 | #419 |
| 1950 | 222 | — | #4,742 | #447 |
| 1949 | 237 | — | #4,676 | #440 |
| 1948 | 286 | — | — | #402 |
| 1947 | 330 | — | — | #379 |
| 1946 | 296 | — | #4,421 | #383 |
| 1945 | 216 | — | — | #409 |
| 1944 | 210 | — | — | #417 |
| 1943 | 208 | — | #3,808 | #443 |
| 1942 | 228 | — | #4,626 | #410 |
| 1941 | 192 | — | — | #423 |
| 1940 | 171 | — | #4,356 | #449 |
| 1939 | 198 | — | — | #405 |
| 1938 | 199 | — | #3,854 | #408 |
| 1937 | 210 | — | #4,260 | #384 |
| 1936 | 204 | — | #4,193 | #388 |
| 1935 | 209 | — | — | #376 |
| 1934 | 199 | — | #4,290 | #396 |
| 1933 | 181 | — | #2,541 | #417 |
| 1932 | 204 | — | #4,417 | #399 |
| 1931 | 185 | — | — | #415 |
| 1930 | 181 | — | #3,056 | #451 |
| 1929 | 170 | — | — | #453 |
| 1928 | 198 | — | #3,438 | #433 |
| 1927 | 173 | — | #3,285 | #472 |
| 1926 | 147 | — | — | #496 |
| 1925 | 134 | — | #3,364 | #549 |
| 1924 | 156 | — | #5,073 | #508 |
| 1923 | 103 | — | — | #631 |
| 1922 | 117 | — | #3,662 | #617 |
| 1921 | 128 | — | #3,403 | #580 |
| 1920 | 150 | — | — | #493 |
| 1919 | 170 | — | #3,006 | #472 |
| 1918 | 140 | — | #3,873 | #519 |
| 1917 | 138 | — | #4,602 | #497 |
| 1916 | 127 | — | #4,427 | #515 |
| 1915 | 175 | — | — | #405 |
| 1914 | 151 | — | #2,881 | #395 |
| 1913 | 101 | — | — | #427 |
| 1912 | 121 | — | — | #342 |
| 1911 | 65 | — | — | #337 |
| 1910 | 73 | — | — | #285 |
| 1909 | 47 | — | — | #339 |
| 1908 | 45 | — | — | #335 |
| 1907 | 40 | — | — | #341 |
| 1906 | 43 | — | — | #316 |
| 1905 | 39 | — | — | #319 |
| 1904 | 33 | — | — | #351 |
| 1903 | 38 | — | — | #303 |
| 1902 | 42 | — | — | #291 |
| 1901 | 21 | — | — | #407 |
| 1900 | 37 | — | — | #357 |
| 1899 | 27 | — | — | #346 |
| 1898 | 22 | — | — | #419 |
| 1897 | 20 | — | — | #422 |
| 1896 | 27 | — | — | #367 |
| 1895 | 23 | — | — | #399 |
| 1894 | 26 | — | — | #358 |
| 1893 | 25 | — | — | #359 |
| 1892 | 22 | — | — | #404 |
| 1891 | 21 | — | — | #377 |
| 1890 | 15 | — | — | #492 |
| 1889 | 23 | — | — | #370 |
| 1888 | 23 | — | — | #387 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | — | #420 |
| 1886 | 27 | — | — | #325 |
| 1885 | 17 | — | — | #441 |
| 1884 | 18 | — | — | #433 |
| 1883 | 21 | — | — | #371 |
| 1882 | 33 | — | — | #298 |
| 1881 | 19 | — | — | #389 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #526 |