Hale vs Hal

Side-by-side comparison of Hale and Hal - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Hale

Boy name · Rank #6847

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Name B

Hal

Boy name · Rank #3455

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Metric Hale Hal
Current Rank #6847 #3455
Total Births (all years) 1,282 16,784
Peak Year 1917 1956
Peak Year Births 30 598
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hale Hal
1880s - 178
1890s 12 211
1900s - 229
1910s 129 1,073
1920s 214 1,834
1930s 124 1,810
1940s 104 2,614
1950s 81 4,423
1960s 68 2,199
1970s 28 889
1980s 62 531
1990s 68 263
2000s 145 156
2010s 163 184
2020s 84 190

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hale Hal
2014 17 22
2015 22 20
2016 20 15
2017 16 16
2018 12 30
2019 23 21
2020 14 33
2021 16 30
2022 16 15
2023 13 41
2024 12 33
2025 13 38

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1892–2025.

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