Hall vs Hal

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

Name A

Hall

Boy name · Rank #10957

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Name B

Hal

Boy name · Rank #3455

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Metric Hall Hal
Current Rank #10957 #3455
Total Births (all years) 877 16,784
Peak Year 1918 1956
Peak Year Births 33 598
Peak Decade 1910s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hall Hal
1880s 6 178
1890s 25 211
1900s 13 229
1910s 189 1,073
1920s 185 1,834
1930s 124 1,810
1940s 111 2,614
1950s 77 4,423
1960s 38 2,199
1970s 10 889
1980s 10 531
1990s 11 263
2000s 23 156
2010s 12 184
2020s 43 190

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hall Hal
2014 - 22
2015 - 20
2016 5 15
2017 7 16
2018 - 30
2019 - 21
2020 5 33
2021 9 30
2022 7 15
2023 9 41
2024 6 33
2025 7 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, 1881–2025.

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