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Al

By Sangeetha Sivaguru Senior Content Specialist
Updated: Aug 5, 2024 | 👁️ 34 Views | 🔊 15 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Sivaguru Ayyadurai (Chief Content Creator)

Gender: Male

Origin: English

Meaning: Defender of the people or noble/bright.

Pronunciation: al, /æl/, AE L

Popularity Rank: #684

On this page:

  • 1. Al Meanings
  • 2. Al Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Al
  • 4. Translations of Al
  • 5. Al Name Popularity
  • 6. Al popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Al
  • 8. Al Name Poster
  • 9. Names similar to Al

Al Meanings

  • Defender of the people or noble/bright.
    💎 40
    sangeetha on August 5, 2024
  • Description of a Lion
  • Name of the Prophet's Uncle
  • Help of God (Alalh)
  • Origin - English

Short form of Alexander or Albert, meaning 'defender of the people'. Can also be a standalone name meaning 'noble' or 'bright'.

The name Al is of English origin and means Defender of the people or noble/bright., Description of a Lion, Name of the Prophet's Uncle, Help of God (Alalh). It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Al is commonly found in United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and 93 more countries.

Al Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: al

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /æl/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: AE L

AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Al Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Al is recorded 88,244 times globally, ranking it as the 684th most common name worldwide.

Al is most prevalent in United States of America, with 11,669 occurrences, making it the 482th most popular name in the country.

In Bangladesh, the name Al is found among 1 in every 87 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Al Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
United States of America#4821 : 155
Saudi Arabia#2501 : 263
Egypt#6451 : 280
Bangladesh#291 : 87
Malaysia#1361 : 349
Oman#711 : 146
France#7081 : 313
Iraq#4831 : 330
United Arab Emirates#1651 : 288
Italy#1,0331 : 464
United Kingdom#6211 : 233
Kuwait#1401 : 320
Morocco#9511 : 613
Canada#3351 : 216
Qatar#1131 : 323
Algeria#1,0631 : 1,024
Syrian Arab Republic#8061 : 427
Singapore#3081 : 477
Bahrain#781 : 232
Libya#4541 : 592
Germany#7341 : 358
Russia#8581 : 483
Sudan#1,0981 : 1,695
Lebanon#3531 : 257
Tunisia#1,1141 : 880
Yemen#7871 : 1,107
Turkey#2,5931 : 2,185
Philippines#2211 : 521
Spain#1,9671 : 1,429
Jordan#9401 : 712
Belgium#1,1361 : 686
Netherlands#1,8231 : 1,093
Palestine#1,6271 : 959
Mexico#3,1941 : 3,096
Hong Kong#1,0991 : 1,619
Albania#3801 : 252
Israel#2,3411 : 1,275
Nigeria#3,3601 : 4,714
Ireland#7161 : 382
South Africa#5,8061 : 10,064
Switzerland#1,1561 : 960
Brunei Darussalam#471 : 445
Iran#1,5221 : 1,003
Austria#7721 : 641
Mauritius#6831 : 806
India#4,2441 : 6,154
Colombia#7,4901 : 9,483
Taiwan#4831 : 1,662
Cameroon#1,8921 : 3,746
Finland#1,0251 : 1,071
Kazakhstan#2,9571 : 1,995
Poland#8391 : 751
Costa Rica#1,7291 : 1,513
Peru#5,5421 : 10,972
Jamaica#6571 : 1,029
Ghana#1,2771 : 2,357
Sweden#1,2971 : 1,250
Chile#5,2221 : 9,001
Czechia#1,0821 : 1,156
Brazil#8,1691 : 13,757
Indonesia#3131 : 871
Maldives#671 : 602
Macao#1,3581 : 2,522
Portugal#2,2901 : 3,598
Denmark#1,3121 : 2,036
China#1,5131 : 3,833
Argentina#3,6691 : 6,352
Japan#1,6361 : 2,760
Panama#3,6451 : 6,286
Bulgaria#1,9921 : 1,646
Croatia#1,2841 : 1,365
Slovenia#1,2341 : 1,134
Greece#2,6781 : 3,659
Luxembourg#1,0281 : 1,451
Norway#1,8451 : 3,319
Bolivia#6,7721 : 15,562
Lithuania#9041 : 888

List of countries the name Al is rarely found

Al popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Al from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Al

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  • Al Adamson is a Film from US.
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  • Al Alberts is a Singer from US.
  • Al Alburquerque is a Baseball from Dominica.
  • Al Alleborn is a Film from US.
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  • Al Alvarez is a Basket from Argentina.
  • Al Alvarez is a Poet from United Kingdom.
  • Al Anderson is a Songwriter from US.
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  • Al Andrews is a Football from US.
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  • Al Anood Al Obaidly is a Painter from United Arab Emirates.
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  • Al Arsenault is a Music from US.
  • Al Aspen is a Engineer from US.
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  • Al Ater is a Politician from US.
  • Al Atkins is a Singer from United Kingdom.
  • Al Atkinson is a Football from US.
  • Al Atkinson is a Baseball from US.
  • Al Attles is a Basket from US.
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  • Al Aynsley-Green
    Al Aynsley-Green is a Professor from United Kingdom.
  • Al B. Henry is a Politician from US.
  • Al B. Romano is a Music from US.
  • Al Babartsky is a Football from US.
  • Al Bagnoli is a Coach from US.
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Names similar to Al

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