The baby name Hal appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2023. It was most popular in 1956 with 882 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Hal has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 23 |
| 1912 | 16 |
| 1913 | 57 |
| 1914 | 109 |
| 1915 | 147 |
| 1916 | 102 |
| 1917 | 104 |
| 1918 | 180 |
| 1919 | 166 |
| 1920 | 199 |
| 1921 | 169 |
| 1922 | 178 |
| 1923 | 135 |
| 1924 | 194 |
| 1925 | 194 |
| 1926 | 216 |
| 1927 | 227 |
| 1928 | 242 |
| 1929 | 266 |
| 1930 | 217 |
| 1931 | 204 |
| 1932 | 205 |
| 1933 | 242 |
| 1934 | 239 |
| 1935 | 194 |
| 1936 | 129 |
| 1937 | 230 |
| 1938 | 173 |
| 1939 | 248 |
| 1940 | 212 |
| 1941 | 208 |
| 1942 | 251 |
| 1943 | 216 |
| 1944 | 246 |
| 1945 | 225 |
| 1946 | 239 |
| 1947 | 409 |
| 1948 | 434 |
| 1949 | 497 |
| 1950 | 434 |
| 1951 | 441 |
| 1952 | 469 |
| 1953 | 519 |
| 1954 | 490 |
| 1955 | 607 |
| 1956 | 882 |
| 1957 | 659 |
| 1958 | 534 |
| 1959 | 485 |
| 1960 | 472 |
| 1961 | 364 |
| 1962 | 215 |
| 1963 | 285 |
| 1964 | 147 |
| 1965 | 191 |
| 1966 | 120 |
| 1967 | 116 |
| 1968 | 97 |
| 1969 | 59 |
| 1970 | 86 |
| 1971 | 79 |
| 1972 | 66 |
| 1973 | 28 |
| 1974 | 36 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 20 |
| 1977 | 23 |
| 1978 | 18 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 19 |
| 1981 | 23 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1986 | 16 |
| 1988 | 17 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |