Gender
Origin
- English
- From The Name Albert
Familiar form for names beginning with Al-
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Al
Pronunciation
al
Famous People
Singer Al Green
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #377, 438 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6803, 12 births)
- Girls: peak in 1933 (rank #2539, 11 births); most recent 1980 (rank #7411, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | – |
| 2024 | 8 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | – |
| 2020 | 19 | – |
| 2019 | 13 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | – |
| 2017 | 20 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1407, 19 births)
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #3213, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 16 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1168, 30 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1301, 25 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #2364, 6 births); most recent 2015 (rank #5450, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | – |
| 2020 | 25 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | – |
| 2015 | 14 | 3 |
| 2014 | 15 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #305, 7 births); most recent 2004 (rank #391, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #516, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence