What is Hal short for?
Hal is short for Henry and Harold. In 2025, 38 boys in the United States were given Hal as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Hal
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Henry Germanic origin
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Hal from Henry: Shakespearean charm.
20 girls and 12,020 boys named Henry in 2025