Al
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning variant of Albert or similar names.
Al by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Al. In the US, 20 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 437 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Albert
Like Al, each of these traces back to Albert: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Albienoble and bright; from Albert1,702 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albertnoble and bright884 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albertonoble and bright; form of Albert427 in the US (2017)
- Bertiebright famous one; diminutive of Albert or Bertram173 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albybright elf; diminutive of Albert or Alban35 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albie-Jamesnoble and bright; a form of Albert combined with James21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elbertnoble and bright; a form of Albert15 in the US (2017)
- Bertbright famous; short form of Albert or Bertrand3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Al. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Al
Names that are said the same way as Al, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alle7 in England and Wales (2025)