Al Name Popularity

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How popular is Al?

In 2018 the rare name Al, ranked the 3,968th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Al is currently less popular.

Position 285, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1910.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 437 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Al in any given year was 12 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Al occurred roughly during the years 1907-1915, 1925-1928, 1943-1947, 1953-1956, and 2014-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1988-1991, 1992-1997, and 2002-2006.

The popularity trend for Al has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Al has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Al?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Al is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Al has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Al (Girl)		Al (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	26	3,968
2017		< 5	--	20	4,738
2016		< 5	--	17	5,306
2015		< 5	--	19	4,886
2014		< 5	--	14	5,993
2013		< 5	--	23	4,181
2012		< 5	--	22	4,393
2011		< 5	--	17	5,202
2010		< 5	--	20	4,682
2009		< 5	--	29	3,640
2008		< 5	--	21	4,543
2007		< 5	--	19	4,812
2006		< 5	--	21	4,367
2005		< 5	--	28	3,450
2004		< 5	--	33	3,012
2003		< 5	--	36	2,725
2002		< 5	--	50	2,125
2001		< 5	--	33	2,796
2000		< 5	--	54	1,926
1999		< 5	--	47	2,023
1998		< 5	--	52	1,872
1997		< 5	--	43	2,061
1996		< 5	--	50	1,817
1995		< 5	--	65	1,476
1994		< 5	--	71	1,383
1993		< 5	--	64	1,459
1992		< 5	--	86	1,210
1991		< 5	--	63	1,431
1990		< 5	--	79	1,238
1989		< 5	--	94	1,083
1988		< 5	--	86	1,070
1987		< 5	--	93	983
1986		< 5	--	79	1,050
1985		< 5	--	91	956
1984		< 5	--	89	931
1983		< 5	--	104	857
1982		< 5	--	117	819
1981		< 5	--	109	842
1980		8	7,419	109	847
1979		< 5	--	116	811
1978		< 5	--	134	725
1977		< 5	--	128	755
1976		< 5	--	157	653
1975		6	7,989	134	717
1974		8	6,259	137	700
1973		7	6,676	144	664
1972		6	7,292	161	619
1971		7	6,621	152	672
1970		10	5,061	149	671
1969		< 5	--	167	606
1968		< 5	--	164	593
1967		< 5	--	166	587
1966		< 5	--	158	596
1965		< 5	--	211	528
1964		< 5	--	268	481
1963		5	6,595	292	459
1962		< 5	--	340	434
1961		< 5	--	363	417
1960		< 5	--	393	397
1959		10	4,029	437	378
1958		< 5	--	389	395
1957		6	5,378	388	391
1956		6	5,324	398	372
1955		< 5	--	286	434
1954		7	4,654	312	405
1953		< 5	--	267	435
1952		< 5	--	265	429
1951		6	4,839	262	419
1950		6	4,742	216	447
1949		6	4,675	231	440
1948		< 5	--	286	402
1947		< 5	--	329	379
1946		6	4,420	290	383
1945		< 5	--	216	409
1944		< 5	--	210	417
1943		7	3,807	201	443
1942		5	4,626	223	410
1941		< 5	--	192	423
1940		5	4,355	166	450
1939		< 5	--	198	405
1938		6	3,854	193	408
1937		5	4,259	205	384
1936		5	4,194	199	388
1935		< 5	--	209	376
1934		5	4,290	194	396
1933		11	2,541	170	417
1932		5	4,419	199	398
1931		< 5	--	185	414
1930		9	3,056	172	450
1929		< 5	--	170	453
1928		8	3,438	190	433
1927		9	3,287	164	472
1926		< 5	--	147	496
1925		9	3,362	125	549
1924		5	5,073	151	508
1923		< 5	--	103	631
1922		8	3,662	109	617
1921		9	3,403	119	580
1920		< 5	--	150	493
1919		10	3,006	160	472
1918		7	3,873	133	519
1917		5	4,602	133	497
1916		5	4,427	122	515
1915		< 5	--	175	405
1914		7	2,881	144	395
1913		< 5	--	101	427
1912		< 5	--	121	342
1911		< 5	--	65	337
1910		< 5	--	73	285
1909		< 5	--	47	339
1908		< 5	--	45	335
1907		< 5	--	40	341
1906		< 5	--	43	316
1905		< 5	--	39	319
1904		< 5	--	33	351
1903		< 5	--	38	303
1902		< 5	--	42	291
1901		< 5	--	21	407
1900		< 5	--	37	357
1899		< 5	--	27	346
1898		< 5	--	22	419
1897		< 5	--	20	422
1896		< 5	--	27	367
1895		< 5	--	23	399
1894		< 5	--	26	358
1893		< 5	--	25	359
1892		< 5	--	22	404
1891		< 5	--	21	377
1890		< 5	--	15	492
1889		< 5	--	23	370
1888		< 5	--	23	387
1887		< 5	--	16	420
1886		< 5	--	27	325
1885		< 5	--	17	441
1884		< 5	--	18	433
1883		< 5	--	21	371
1882		< 5	--	33	298
1881		< 5	--	19	389
1880		< 5	--	12	526

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.