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The AL sound gives names a distinctive quality. This list covers boy names starting with AL, popular across American, English, Greece, Italy, Spain traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with AL

  • 1,404 boy names start with AL in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, English, Greece
  • See the full combined list at Starting With AL for all genders

Boy Names Starting With AL

1,404 boy names starting with AL

#22
Greece
defender of the people
#120
Basque Country↑ Rising
Joyful, happy; a cheerful spirit.
#167
France
rock, harmony
#176
Hawaiian↑ Rising
Awakened
#184
American↑ Rising
Harmony
#200
Spain
defender of mankind
#203
Greece
Greek
#204
Greece
defender of mankind
#219
English
Bright, shining light
#220
Hebrew
To ascend or rise
#311
Arabic
Exalted, noble
#316
American
Fair, beautiful
#334
Greek
Greek
#373
American
noble
#403
Greece
defender of mankind
#440
Spanish
noble
#443
American↑ Rising
God is my God
#448
Greece
Greek
#456
Irish↑ Rising
Beautiful
#461
Spain↑ Rising
soul
#471
English
noble
#504
English
Noble
#507
Spain
noble and kind
#512
American
a variation of the name Shawn, meaning 'God is gracious'
#516
American
English
#517
American
defender of mankind
#518
Philippines
Sky; heavenly
#519
Germanic
Old ruler
#521
Greece
Greek
#522
Greece
defender of mankind
#525
Spain
Lark; a type of bird known for its melodious song
#527
Spain
A form of 'Alberto' which means 'noble' and 'bright'.
#529
American
of noble birth
#530
Italy↑ Rising
Defender of men
#535
Greece
Αλέξιος (Defender)
#535
Spanish
noble or ready for battle
#537
American
Arabic
#546
English
Old English
#550
American
noble
#559
American
Latin
#571
Spanish
A variant of Alexander, meaning 'defender of man'.
#571
Dutch
old ruler
#573
American
Son of Alan
#574
Turkey
The one who is pure and noble.
#575
Italy
Meaning 'old' or 'wise'.
#582
English
Noble friend
#583
American
Invented name with no specific traditional meaning
#586
Italian
Italian
#588
Germanic
Noble and bright.
#597
Greece
Defender of the people
#598
Arabic
exalted, noble
#599
Scotland
Scottish
#600
United Kingdom
A diminutive form of Algernon, meaning 'whitish' or 'of the Elf'.
#602
English
Elfin, noble
#604
American
defender of mankind
#611
American
English
#612
England
Meaning 'old friend'
#615
India
one who is eminent or supreme
#622
Italy
Noble and ready
#628
Latin
high
#639
American
Old friend
#639
Spanish
Defender of men
#641
Arabic
Prince, leader, or commander
#641
Arabic
the nobility of faith
#650
American
Modern variation or combination of names like 'Alondra' and 'Antoinette'
#655
American
Germanic
#659
American
Short form of names like Albert or Alice, typically meaning 'noble' or 'truth'.
#661
Hebrew
joyful, happy
#665
American
Derived from the name Alpheus, meaning 'the changing' or 'the flowing'.
#665
France
French
#666
France
French
#671
India
Gujarati
#673
Germanic
Noble and famous
#673
English
Old English
#678
Arabic
Arabic
#682
American
Greek
#682
American
noble ruler
#684
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#685
Various
Noble or bright
#685
England
Elf counsel
#691
English
Noble; kind
#692
Turkey
Brave and honorable young man; a noble warrior.
#692
Greece
defender of mankind
#692
Spanish
dawn, sunrise
#696
Greece
Defender, protector, helper
#700
French
Defender of men
#710
English
Derived from the name of a fruit tree, symbolizing fertility and wealth.
#711
Hawaiian
Hawaiian
#714
Greece
Defender of men.
#715
American
Latin
#716
Spain↑ Rising
Ready for battle
#718
English↑ Rising
noble, kind
#718
Japan
強い神
#719
American
defender of the people
#728
Italy
noble wolf
#730
English
A variation of Alice, meaning 'noble' or 'exalted'.
#734
Greece
a form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of men'
#737
Italy
Noble and bright
#737
Germanic
Elf; supernatural being
#738
Latin
Famous warrior
#743
Ancient Greece
of the family of Alcibiades or noble
#743
Italy
wise counselor
#747
Hungary
noble
#747
American
Italian
#750
Germanic
noble and ready
#756
Arabic
the wise
#761
American
English
#764
Greece
Greek
#765
Spain
Spanish
#765
American
from the old English meaning 'white' or 'blonde'
#765
Greek
Greek
#769
Greece
Defender of men
#770
Italy
noble and bright
#775
Netherlands
noble, bright
#780
Scotland
Scottish
#785
Lithuania
Lithuanian
#785
Spanish
Defender of men
#788
American
Variant of Alvin, meaning 'noble friend'
#796
American
English
#796
Italy
elf ruler
#799
Latvia
Greek
#800
American
English
#808
Greek
Greek
#810
American
A variation of the name Alex, which means 'defender of men'.
#812
Scotland
little rock or harmony
#814
Arabic
علاء
#814
American
Noble and adventurous
#822
English
English
#826
Lithuania
means 'noble and bright'.
#831
Italian
Noble and ready; prepared for battle
#834
United Kingdom
noble friend
#837
Spain
Comforter
#845
Italy
white, bright
#847
Spanish
Spanish
#852
English
Elf counsel
#859
American
English
#867
Czech Republic
defender
#877
Italian
Noble or majestic.
#880
American
noble or excel
#887
Greece
healer
#901
American
Noble warrior, who is like God
#905
USA
Old English
#907
Italy
Noble and ready
#908
Greece
defender of mankind
#912
English
Means 'elf counsel', derived from 'Alfred'.
#913
American
Noble friendship
#919
Scotland↑ Rising
Defender of mankind
#928
Somalia
A graceful preeminence or superiority in character
#930
American
Noble or bright.
#932
Germanic
Noble and renowned
#936
French
noble
#939
American
noble
#943
Hebrew
His highness.
#944
Germanic
Spanish
#952
Arabic
الأفرد - meaning 'the singular' or 'the unique'.
#960
American
guardian, protector
#970
Italy
A variant of Alessandro, meaning 'defender of mankind'.
#972
English
noble, kind
#975
Gambia
the one who leads
#976
American
from the settlement of Ealhstan
#980
Spain
Spanish
#982
Bosnia and Herzegovina
the one who is worthy of praise
#982
American
From the town of Albany
#988
Russia
Defender
#993
Greek
Greek
#996
Scotland
Scottish
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English↑ Rising
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1003
American
English
#1004
English
Noble friend
#1006
Spain
Germanic
#1009
Greece
defender of the people
#1013
English
Old English
#1017
Spanish
Spanish
#1020
Greece
Greek
#1029
American
The name is derived from 'althos', meaning 'healing'.
#1035
American
English
#1038
Slavic countries
Exalted, noble
#1047
Nigeria
One who is worthy of being honored
#1052
Italian
Arabic
#1059
Italy↑ Rising
defender
#1065
Spain
Spanish
#1065
Turkish
the one who helps or protector
#1073
Germanic
ruler of all
#1081
Scotland
defender of mankind
#1082
Swedish
Noble, truthful
#1083
English
English
#1091
Sweden
Elf friend or noble friend.
#1101
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1103
English
full of hope, brave, or strong
#1103
French
defender of the people
#1104
Greece
defender of men

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