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Hal Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Hal?

The rare name Hal was the 3,700th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Hal, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #305 in 1956 with 597 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Hal was 7 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1895-1898, 1904-1907, 1908-1915, 1943-1947, 1953-1956, 2008-2012, and 2015-2017, the name Hal took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1933-1936, 1963-1969, 1970-1977, 1979-1984, 1991-1994, and 1996-1999 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Hal popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Hal's popularity has been moving upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Hal lately has risen.

The name Hal is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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

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   Hal (Girl)Hal (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 29 3,700
2017 < 5 -- 16 5,607
2016 < 5 -- 15 5,866
2015 < 5 -- 20 4,766
2014 < 5 -- 22 4,431
2013 < 5 -- 16 5,471
2012 < 5 -- 19 4,912
2011 < 5 -- 15 5,763
2010 < 5 -- 10 7,771
2009 < 5 -- 12 6,948
2008 < 5 -- 9 8,534
2007 < 5 -- 15 5,746
2006 < 5 -- 14 5,885
2005 < 5 -- 8 8,559
2004 < 5 -- 9 7,751
2003 < 5 -- 26 3,470
2002 < 5 -- 22 3,840
2001 < 5 -- 18 4,352
2000 < 5 -- 23 3,569
1999 < 5 -- 14 4,860
1998 < 5 -- 21 3,535
1997 < 5 -- 26 2,926
1996 < 5 -- 23 3,150
1995 < 5 -- 20 3,358
1994 < 5 -- 22 3,155
1993 < 5 -- 36 2,177
1992 < 5 -- 32 2,326
1991 < 5 -- 38 1,994
1990 < 5 -- 31 2,275
1989 < 5 -- 43 1,772
1988 < 5 -- 55 1,411
1987 < 5 -- 33 1,912
1986 < 5 -- 65 1,177
1985 < 5 -- 59 1,247
1984 < 5 -- 41 1,510
1983 < 5 -- 52 1,279
1982 < 5 -- 53 1,281
1981 < 5 -- 56 1,230
1980 < 5 -- 74 1,051
1979 < 5 -- 73 1,036
1978 < 5 -- 64 1,091
1977 < 5 -- 59 1,131
1976 < 5 -- 68 1,006
1975 < 5 -- 79 924
1974 < 5 -- 85 874
1973 < 5 -- 97 802
1972 < 5 -- 116 736
1971 < 5 -- 125 738
1970 < 5 -- 125 734
1969 < 5 -- 105 764
1968 < 5 -- 125 671
1967 < 5 -- 151 611
1966 < 5 -- 170 582
1965 < 5 -- 199 544
1964 < 5 -- 199 561
1963 < 5 -- 278 478
1962 < 5 -- 229 528
1961 < 5 -- 341 431
1960 < 5 -- 402 394
1959 < 5 -- 418 387
1958 < 5 -- 455 361
1957 < 5 -- 527 333
1956 < 5 -- 597 305
1955 < 5 -- 455 342
1954 < 5 -- 416 351
1953 < 5 -- 405 344
1952 < 5 -- 392 347
1951 < 5 -- 387 347
1950 < 5 -- 370 349
1949 < 5 -- 406 334
1948 < 5 -- 358 354
1947 < 5 -- 361 358
1946 < 5 -- 264 396
1945 < 5 -- 211 414
1944 < 5 -- 213 412
1943 < 5 -- 208 433
1942 < 5 -- 204 432
1941 < 5 -- 194 419
1940 < 5 -- 196 413
1939 < 5 -- 202 401
1938 < 5 -- 162 456
1937 < 5 -- 191 411
1936 < 5 -- 148 464
1935 < 5 -- 201 383
1934 < 5 -- 205 382
1933 < 5 -- 188 396
1932 < 5 -- 194 405
1931 < 5 -- 166 440
1930 < 5 -- 153 481
1929 < 5 -- 194 423
1928 < 5 -- 193 429
1927 < 5 -- 190 444
1926 6 4,525 184 449
1925 < 5 -- 191 431
1924 6 4,705 182 453
1923 < 5 -- 159 482
1922 < 5 -- 171 471
1921 < 5 -- 177 463
1920 < 5 -- 193 435
1919 < 5 -- 161 470
1918 < 5 -- 172 453
1917 < 5 -- 125 516
1916 < 5 -- 133 495
1915 < 5 -- 152 442
1914 < 5 -- 115 448
1913 < 5 -- 81 484
1912 < 5 -- 60 507
1911 < 5 -- 43 448
1910 < 5 -- 31 504
1909 < 5 -- 24 536
1908 < 5 -- 19 600
1907 < 5 -- 30 420
1906 < 5 -- 23 467
1905 < 5 -- 20 512
1904 < 5 -- 21 472
1903 < 5 -- 23 419
1902 < 5 -- 25 406
1901 < 5 -- 19 440
1900 < 5 -- 25 459
1899 < 5 -- 20 419
1898 < 5 -- 28 368
1897 < 5 -- 20 427
1896 < 5 -- 19 472
1895 < 5 -- 20 446
1894 < 5 -- 23 391
1893 < 5 -- 26 353
1892 < 5 -- 17 487
1891 < 5 -- 17 434
1890 < 5 -- 21 397
1889 < 5 -- 12 564
1888 < 5 -- 20 422
1887 < 5 -- 23 344
1886 < 5 -- 18 420
1885 < 5 -- 15 490
1884 < 5 -- 25 354
1883 < 5 -- 20 387
1882 < 5 -- 26 347
1881 < 5 -- 12 516
1880 < 5 -- 7 773

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.