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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Hal

Used in both girl and boy records

Hal appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Hal by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDHal as a girl’s nameUS records 1924–1926
#43181girl rank1926peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDHal as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#830boy rank1956peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Hal in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19246 uses#430619261924–19262 listed years
Boy1956597 uses#30519561880–2020141 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.