Boy
Al
Al is a boy's name meaning "Noble and bright / handsome / elf counsel". It was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. Since 1900, roughly 16,784 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
EtymologyShort for Albert/Alan/Alfred
Etymology"Noble and bright" / "handsome" / "elf counsel"
Births by decade
1900s
385
1910s
1,261
1920s
1,476
1930s
1,970
1940s
2,373
1950s
3,261
1960s
2,528
1970s
1,456
1980s
979
1990s
620
2000s
324
2010s
151
Peaked in the 1950s · 16,784 total U.S. births since 1900