Over the past 110 years, 5 girls and 11 633 boys have been named Al. The name Al ranks 17794th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Al in 1971. The peak of popularity of the name Al came in the 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.