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What official birth registration shows about Al: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #2189 to #5927.199920062007201020162025#2189#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#2189
2006#3548
2007#4294
2010#5707
2016#3214
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 29 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2004: #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2070 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2002–2004

    Highest recorded position: #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2004).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #305 in Republic of Ireland in 2003.

Al's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#140619HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#159516HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#198411HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#29606HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#47023HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#22599HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#27347HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#32147HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#30796HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#190212HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#181912HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#24038HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#185212HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#28926HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#26297HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#174912HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#22768HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#144015HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#35485HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#174410HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#171610HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#20707HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#113215HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#15199HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#128611HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#109613HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#21897HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#18506HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#13679HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#20225HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#123510HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3057HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3485HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Al is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Al, between 1996 and 2025, in 29 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 2000Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200319962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202529#1096 in 2000
Republic of Ireland2002–20043#305 in 2003
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Al

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #305 in Republic of Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.