Al · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Al, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	109
1881	189
1882	290
1883	201
1884	157
1885	158
1886	244
1887	158
1888	190
1889	208
1890	135
1891	208
1892	180
1893	223
1894	225
1895	196
1896	226
1897	177
1898	179
1899	254
1900	246
1901	197
1902	342
1903	319
1904	258
1905	295
1906	323
1907	272
1908	292
1909	287
1910	376
1911	288
1912	281
1913	197
1914	220
1915	206
1916	137
1917	144
1918	131
1919	163
1920	141
1921	108
1922	100
1923	94
1924	133
1925	112
1926	132
1927	146
1928	172
1929	158
1930	157
1931	178
1932	191
1933	171
1934	188
1935	201
1936	192
1937	192
1938	174
1939	179
1940	143
1941	156
1942	161
1943	141
1944	154
1945	160
1946	179
1947	180
1948	163
1949	130
1950	121
1951	139
1952	136
1953	135
1954	154
1955	139
1956	188
1957	179
1958	182
1959	206
1960	184
1961	170
1962	165
1963	144
1964	134
1965	113
1966	89
1967	95
1968	94
1969	93
1970	80
1971	85
1972	99
1973	92
1974	86
1975	86
1976	100
1977	78
1978	82
1979	67
1980	61
1981	61
1982	64
1983	58
1984	49
1985	50
1986	43
1987	50
1988	45
1989	47
1990	38
1991	31
1992	43
1993	33
1994	37
1995	34
1996	26
1997	23
1998	27
1999	24
2000	27
2001	17
2002	26
2003	18
2004	17
2005	14
2006	10
2007	9
2008	10
2009	15
2010	10
2011	9
2012	12
2013	12
2014	7
2015	10
2016	9
2017	11
2018	14
2019	7
2020	11
2021	7
2022	6
2023	9
2024	5
2025	7

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Al isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Al

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 12
Rank in 2025: #6,803
How rare: 1 in 142,339 boys
Since 1880: 17,079

Most popular in 1910, at 376 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 29% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.