Boy
Hal
Hal is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now.
EtymologyShort for Harold/Henry
Etymology"Army ruler" or "home ruler"
Births by decade
1900s
229
1910s
1,073
1920s
1,846
1930s
1,810
1940s
2,615
1950s
4,422
1960s
2,199
1970s
890
1980s
531
1990s
263
2000s
156
2010s
133
Peaked in the 1950s · 16,167 total U.S. births since 1900