Al Forename

2,632nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 393,276 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Al Forename Definition:

A mainly American diminutive of Albert. Apotheosised in Ring Lardner’s remarkable collection of baseball stories, You Know Me Al (1916).

Al Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
138,7911:2,612469
Indonesia
100%
54,2941:4,751554
Bangladesh-51,5971:3,091446
Canada
100%
28,8381:1,149264
Philippines
97%
 
24,2381:4,374749
Nigeria
100%
12,1571:14,6061,678
Egypt
77%
 
11,9721:7,676790
Yemen-9,2241:2,851376
India
61%
 
8,1491:149,08316,580
Iraq
100%
7,4741:4,685596
Pakistan
 
62%
4,5811:42,4272,582
Senegal
98%
 
4,3611:3,344368
Sudan
100%
4,1651:9,0771,203
Oman
100%
3,2511:1,264199
Libya-3,1211:1,993372
England
93%
 
3,0301:18,3511,200
Australia-2,6861:5,085664
Iran
100%
2,1061:37,2731,575
Russia
87%
 
1,9331:74,6171,567
Poland
56%
 
1,5551:24,455819
Ethiopia-1,3871:70,3395,764
Ghana-1,1801:22,8701,643
Kuwait-1,0541:3,591493
Sri Lanka-1,0021:20,7582,728
New Zealand-8781:5,166715
France
96%
 
6271:106,0132,287
Kazakhstan
85%
 
5961:29,7771,541
Netherlands
100%
5771:29,2932,447
Somalia-4391:30,8111,917
Lebanon
 
98%
4281:13,1491,227
Mali
 
75%
3871:43,8702,498
Germany
86%
 
3741:258,4973,591
Scotland
100%
2741:19,527962
Mexico
100%
2521:492,6375,571
Uzbekistan
100%
2521:122,1683,329
Italy
85%
 
2491:245,2293,293
Ukraine
81%
 
2371:191,9831,258
South Africa
87%
 
2271:240,23214,589
Liberia
80%
 
2161:20,4261,405
Brazil
100%
2051:1,045,05427,062
DR Congo
88%
 
1991:370,99314,033
Jamaica-1991:14,4891,403
Bahrain-1781:7,5771,232
Spain
100%
1761:264,3754,687
Tajikistan
100%
1721:48,6912,122
Taiwan
100%
1611:147,63814,980
Cambodia
71%
 
1541:105,6714,562
Dominican Republic-1541:67,7364,074
China-1491:9,168,16059,569
Malawi
100%
1481:115,6246,115
Malaysia
76%
 
1431:212,93712,101
Afghanistan
69%
 
1341:243,4595,741
Singapore
100%
1281:49,1186,688
Jordan
 
99%
1241:71,1841,788
United Arab Emirates-1211:59,1075,234
Guam-981:1,639371
Wales
95%
 
961:32,2321,409
Japan-871:1,471,10417,514
Syria-861:224,4892,400
Belgium
100%
841:136,7864,042
Kenya-791:586,16615,261
Switzerland
93%
 
781:105,3013,249
Belarus
72%
 
771:123,1481,207
Greece
100%
731:149,7883,433
Guatemala-711:226,8793,194
Papua New Guinea
 
56%
691:118,14910,589
Algeria-681:561,4224,607
Panama
100%
671:58,3073,629
Ireland
100%
661:70,3562,009
Thailand
83%
 
651:1,077,93638,180
Peru
98%
 
591:538,8389,334
Palestine
100%
541:84,2601,771
Guyana
100%
521:14,6781,983
Hong Kong-521:149,0913,059
Qatar-511:46,4635,889
Saint Lucia
100%
491:3,629637
Venezuela
100%
491:616,36515,450
Micronesia-441:2,420335
Northern Ireland
100%
411:44,9551,184
Madagascar-361:656,3721,939
Romania-361:556,99915,559
Estonia
75%
 
341:38,6882,486
Sweden
100%
331:298,7249,079
South Korea-311:178,8527,173
Denmark-281:201,7684,445
Azerbaijan
100%
261:370,8828,733
Bahamas-261:15,3601,168
Seychelles-261:3,564725
Armenia
 
56%
231:126,9022,876
Malta-231:18,6681,434
United States Virgin Islands-221:4,988824
Bermuda-211:3,087575
Cayman Islands
100%
211:2,919610
Latvia-191:106,0871,963
Burkina Faso
 
83%
171:1,081,14529,013
Grenada
100%
171:6,360976
New Caledonia-171:15,8921,309
Myanmar-161:3,246,7671,079
Belize
100%
151:23,6212,493
Colombia
100%
151:3,185,26221,696
Honduras
100%
151:587,8318,292
Niger
80%
 
151:1,278,93318,398
Slovenia
100%
151:163,9173,542
Uganda
100%
151:2,730,46131,621
American Samoa-141:3,989735
Gibraltar-141:2,438470
Ivory Coast-141:1,648,28141,086
Kyrgyzstan
83%
 
141:426,66314,323
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
90%
 
141:7,9701,208
Uruguay-131:263,6644,255
Israel
70%
 
121:700,24311,627
Serbia
100%
121:595,4775,188
Argentina
50%
 
111:3,888,47710,916
Chile
86%
 
101:1,760,72112,680
Nicaragua
100%
101:601,8349,645
Zimbabwe
100%
101:1,542,38246,134
Cuba-91:1,278,5064,217
Norway
100%
91:570,2599,843
Aruba-81:12,9721,901
Benin
100%
81:1,321,98030,116
Czechia
70%
 
81:1,332,0203,968
Iceland-81:45,7522,854
North Macedonia
100%
81:261,3457,184
Slovakia
80%
 
81:663,7582,742
Vietnam
67%
 
81:11,577,8894,258
Cameroon
75%
 
71:3,087,21557,282
Tanzania-71:7,541,18837,665
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
71:194,48810,722
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Georgia
100%
61:623,07810,501
Dominica-51:15,094483
Jersey-51:19,9961,220
Marshall Islands
100%
51:10,2461,467
Mauritania
100%
51:819,04812,822
Mauritius
100%
51:259,5574,811
Moldova-51:712,2283,885
Austria
100%
41:2,128,55010,134
Barbados-41:72,4472,209
Bosnia and Herzegovina-41:881,1145,655
Bulgaria-41:1,747,59814,265
El Salvador-41:1,585,4468,153
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Finland-41:1,370,79611,464
Isle of Man-41:21,256352
Puerto Rico-41:887,5754,962
Saint Kitts and Nevis-41:13,7151,549
Turkmenistan-41:1,368,2182,487
Congo-31:1,669,73530,542
Haiti-31:3,575,65130,510
Lithuania-31:983,9613,563
Macau-31:202,7361,370
Nepal-31:9,495,78471,056
Paraguay-31:2,412,2689,978
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Costa Rica-21:2,383,97418,662
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Montenegro-21:317,2883,822
Transnistria
100%
21:237,8191,799
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Comoros-11:761,339901
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Gabon
100%
11:1,883,3364,538
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Guernsey
100%
11:63,331901
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Hungary
99%
 
11:9,791,7716,528
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Maldives
100%
11:433,9035,827
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Palau-11:21,711239
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Tonga-11:107,436779
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398

The alternate forms: Ál (1) are calculated separately.

Al (71,408) may also be a surname.

Al Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A mainly American diminutive of Albert. Apotheosised in Ring Lardner’s remarkable collection of baseball stories, You Know Me Al (1916).

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Al Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ál831/
Alh8085,698/
Hal8054,992/
Ale8040,609/
Gal8031,909/
All8013,320/
Aal808,078/
Alp807,916/
Ail805,343/
Asl802,501/
Ahl801,743/
Aul801,675/
Alt80664/
Alė80610/
Atl80234/
Ald80163/
Eal80129/
Ayl80111/
Ajl8097/
Alì8014/
Alı804/
Alë803/
Aël801/
Aíl801/
Alæ801/
Alÿ801/
A'L801/
Gail67493,613/
Asel67116,310/
Asil6718,108/
Hale6716,969/
Hail6716,406/
Alle6712,866/
Gaël678,329/
Asyl676,955/
Gall676,450/
Hall674,864/
Asle672,979/
Atil672,386/
Acil671,918/
Ayle671,747/
Gayl671,616/
Aile671,285/
Allh67922/
Ahal67896/
Acel67838/
Gaal67789/
Aisl67608/
Aalt67488/
Aysl67487/
Alph67476/
Gaul67441/
Agli67421/
Aale67389/
Halh67302/
Atel67289/
Ahlh67285/
Aule67276/
Ahul67276/
Eale67205/
Hald67193/
Aail67169/
Hajl67169/
Hatl67160/
Haul67159/
Gajl67150/
Alhe67148/
Halt6796/
Heal6794/
Aahl6789/
Haal6779/
Aslh6764/
Alhh6758/
Ahyl6751/
Hayl6736/
Halë6734/
Aill6732/
Aslt6727/
Aldd6727/
Aull6726/
Auld6726/
Aalh6717/
Aall6717/
Ailt6716/
Aldh6716/
Hasl6716/
Aslp6714/
Eall6714/
Eatl6712/
Autl6712/
Galë6711/
Ahll6710/
Allp679/
Alhd679/
Halp679/
Alld679/
Aaal679/
Attl678/
Galh677/
Aild677/
Ah L677/
Athl676/
Ailh676/
Hahl675/
Aujl675/
Gaïl674/
Easl674/
Galė674/
Aalp674/
Aald673/
Alll673/
Alzz673/
Ealh673/
Ealt673/
Ayll673/
Aylt673/
Auhl673/
Alhl673/
Alhs673/
Al H673/
Eald673/
Atlt673/
Aasl673/
Aytl672/
Aylh672/
Allt672/
Alpp672/
Aatl672/
Ajhl672/
Ealp672/
Ayld672/
Auul672/
Ajlt672/
Aldë672/
Ajlh672/
Alhz672/
Al-H671/
Aldt671/
Halå671/
Atlh671/
Asll671/
Asíl671/
Ausl671/
Aulp671/
Aïle671/
Aşel671/
A'Al671/
Aldø671/
Al S671/
Altt671/
Alǎǎ671/
Allë671/
Allì671/
Aijl671/
Ailp671/
Aulh671/
Ajll671/
Ajlp671/
Atlp671/

Al Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al in the Russian language
Алal-

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