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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, Spain, Italy traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with AL

  • 870 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

870 boy names starting with AL

#30
Greece
defender of the people
#191
France
rock, harmony
#195
Spain
defender of mankind
#232
Greece
Greek
#469
American
God is my God
#497
Italy↑ Rising
Defender of men
#511
Spanish
noble or ready for battle
#512
American
a variation of the name Shawn, meaning 'God is gracious'
#518
Philippines
Sky; heavenly
#519
Germanic
Old ruler
#521
Greece
Greek
#522
Greece
defender of mankind
#527
Spain
A form of 'Alberto' which means 'noble' and 'bright'.
#537
American
Arabic
#546
English
Old English
#550
American
noble
#554
Greece
Greek
#571
Spanish
A variant of Alexander, meaning 'defender of man'.
#573
American
Son of Alan
#574
Turkey
The one who is pure and noble.
#578
American
English
#583
American
Invented name with no specific traditional meaning
#597
Greece
Defender of the people
#598
American
Old friend
#599
Scotland
Scottish
#600
United Kingdom
A diminutive form of Algernon, meaning 'whitish' or 'of the Elf'.
#602
English
Elfin, noble
#611
American
English
#612
England
Meaning 'old friend'
#614
Germanic
Noble and bright.
#628
Latin
high
#639
Spanish
Defender of men
#641
Arabic
the nobility of faith
#650
American
Modern variation or combination of names like 'Alondra' and 'Antoinette'
#655
American
Germanic
#665
American
Derived from the name Alpheus, meaning 'the changing' or 'the flowing'.
#666
France
French
#671
India
Gujarati
#673
Germanic
Noble and famous
#673
English
Old English
#678
Arabic
Arabic
#682
American
noble ruler
#684
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#691
English
Noble; kind
#692
Greece
defender of mankind
#710
English
Derived from the name of a fruit tree, symbolizing fertility and wealth.
#714
Greece
Defender of men.
#715
American
Latin
#718
Japan
強い神
#719
American
defender of the people
#728
Italy
noble wolf
#734
Greece
a form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of men'
#737
Germanic
Elf; supernatural being
#738
Latin
Famous warrior
#743
Ancient Greece
of the family of Alcibiades or noble
#747
Hungary
noble
#747
American
Italian
#750
Germanic
noble and ready
#756
Arabic
the wise
#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
#777
Spain
Ready for battle
#785
Spanish
Spanish
#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
#810
American
A variation of the name Alex, which means 'defender of men'.
#814
American
Noble and adventurous
#820
Italy
wise counselor
#826
Lithuania
means 'noble and bright'.
#831
Italian
Noble and ready; prepared for battle
#834
United Kingdom
noble friend
#837
Spain
Comforter
#838
English
Noble friend
#840
England
Elf counsel
#845
Italy
white, bright
#852
English
Elf counsel
#859
American
English
#867
Italy↑ Rising
defender
#867
Czech Republic
defender
#877
Italian
Noble or majestic.
#897
Scotland↑ Rising
Defender of mankind
#901
American
Noble warrior, who is like God
#905
USA
Old English
#907
Italy
Noble and ready
#908
Greece
defender of mankind
#913
American
Noble friendship
#928
Somalia
A graceful preeminence or superiority in character
#930
American
Noble or bright.
#932
Germanic
Noble and renowned
#949
English
English
#952
Arabic
الأفرد - meaning 'the singular' or 'the unique'.
#960
American
guardian, protector
#960
Italy↑ Rising
Meaning 'old' or 'wise'.
#970
Italy
A variant of Alessandro, meaning 'defender of mankind'.
#975
Gambia
the one who leads
#976
American
from the settlement of Ealhstan
#977
Scotland
Scottish
#982
Bosnia and Herzegovina
the one who is worthy of praise
#993
Greek
Greek
#1000
Modern coinage
famous warrior — from Aloysius
#1000
Modern coinage↑ Rising
defender of mankind — from Alexander
#1000
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1003
American
English
#1004
English
Noble friend
#1006
Spain
Germanic
#1009
Greece
defender of the people
#1012
Italy
Noble and ready
#1013
Scotland
little rock or harmony
#1013
English
Old English
#1017
Spanish
Spanish
#1020
Greece
Greek
#1047
Nigeria
One who is worthy of being honored
#1052
Italian
Arabic
#1063
Germanic↑ Rising
ruler of all
#1065
Spain
Spanish
#1082
Swedish
Noble, truthful
#1083
English
English
#1091
Sweden
Elf friend or noble friend.
#1101
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1103
French
defender of the people
#1104
Greece
defender of men
#1105
Greek
Defender of men
#1131
Spain
Spanish
#1139
American
Defender of man
#1149
American
White
#1149
Spain
noble
#1155
Japan
Defender of mankind
#1155
French
with a mustache
#1157
Spanish
the mountain
#1164
Arabic
the one who is made by God
#1169
France
Old French
#1173
Spain
Spanish
#1181
USA
Combination of Allen, meaning noble, and Michael, meaning who is like God.
#1185
Sweden
Swedish
#1203
English
Defender of the people
#1206
Netherlands
Noble
#1213
English
old, wise counselor
#1219
American
Defender of men
#1222
American
Greek
#1231
Portugal
elfin
#1240
American
noble and ready
#1249
Arabic
The Most Merciful
#1251
Spanish
defender of mankind
#1251
Norway
Old Norse
#1260
France
a lyre, stringed musical instrument
#1273
American
English
#1278
France
French
#1292
Greece
defender of men
#1294
Latin
to nourish
#1295
France
Noble or gracious
#1295
Arabic
The exalted or most praised
#1299
Italy
Italian
#1299
English
Defender of mankind.
#1306
Latin
Old, wise
#1308
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1326
American
From the elf's ford.
#1338
Latin
Latin
#1340
Spain
Noble and ready
#1345
Norway
elf army
#1346
Hebrew
Hebrew
#1347
English
White, bright.
#1357
American
English
#1371
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1373
American
A derived form of 'Alatau', meaning 'mountain range'.
#1377
Nigeria
To be rich or wealthy
#1391
Spain
Defender of mankind, protector
#1393
Italian
noble
#1394
American
strong ruler
#1402
English↑ Rising
Old English
#1402
American
Handsome man
#1447
American
Latin
#1452
American
A variant of the name Alec, meaning 'defender of mankind'.
#1464
American
Almer may be a derivation of the Old English name meaning 'noble'.
#1467
Greek
Greek
#1473
Middle East
Arabic
#1475
Sierra Leone
born on a Friday
#1491
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1500
Modern coinage
noble and gracious — from Alan
#1501
Estonian
to be all, to be whole
#1503
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1505
Dutch
noble strength
#1506
France
German
#1506
Arabic
noble faith
#1507
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1510
Spain
defender of mankind
#1511
Old Norse
noble or cheerful
#1514
Germanic
noble and brave
#1515
Old German
noble ruler
#1515
Italian
cheerful, lively
#1516
Spanish
ruler of all — from Alaric

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