Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Al
Endangered
Down 97.3% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
440
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Al
How many people are named Al?
An estimated 8,343 living Americans are named Al.
How rare is Al?
Al is very rare among babies today, with 12 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.3% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Al?
The median age of a living American named Al is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 70 years old.
Is Al still popular?
No. Al is endangered as a baby name, down 97.3% from its 1959 peak with 12 births in 2025.
Where is Al most common?
Al has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
97.3%
2025
12
All-time
17,079
Where it lives now
Al is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 2.8× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Al is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.