Hal

Diminutive of Harold or Henry, English, Scandinavian, German

"army ruler or estate ruler"

Hal Origin and Meaning

Variation of Halian

Hal Rank in US Top 1000

# 916 in the US

Hal Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 534 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Hal

• 534 Nameberry 2026

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Famous People Named Hal

• Harriet Rebecca "Hal" Lane Johnston acting first lady for her uncle James Buchanan
• Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach American film producer, director, actor
• Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook American actor
• Harold John "Hal" Smith American actor and voice actor
• Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz) American actor
• Harry Magee "Hal" Sparks III American actor/comedian
• Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
• Harold Smith "Hal" Prince American theatre producer
• (William) Hal Ashby American film director
• Harold John "Hal" Daub Jr. U.S. Congressman from Nebraska
• Hal Willis (born Leonald Francis Gauthier) Canadian country music singer
• Prince Hal early nickname of King Henry V of England
• Thomas Henry Alex "Hal" Robson Kanu, Welsh footballer
• Hal Azaria son of actor Hank Azaria and Katie Wright
• Hal Auden Cumberbatch (b. 2017) son of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter

The name Hal in Pop Culture

• Hal Mikkelson character in the Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan
• Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern superhero
• Hal Mason character on TV's "Falling Skies"
• Hal dad on TV's "Malcolm in the Middle"
• HAL 9000 (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) evil computer in book/film "2001: A Space Odyssey,"
• Hal Willis police detective of the 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain
• Hal Tucker character in movie "Cliffhanger"
• Electronic Person HAL a villain in the manga and anime "Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro"
• Hal Stewart character in the movie "Megamind"
• Hal Cooper wife to Alice Cooper and father to Polly and Betty Cooper on the CW show Riverdale and the Archie Comics universe.
• Hal Larson main character in the 2001 romantic,comedy movie "Shallow Hal" played by Jack Black
• Hal Auden Cumberbatch youngest child of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and director Sophie Hunter