Worldwide, هال (Hal 
, Hall 
, Hull , among others...) is a common dominantly male, but uncommonly female first name. The forename هال is habitual in Barbados, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Israel, where it is quite a rare predominantly female, but very infrequently masculine name, and the United States, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, India, and Canada. Much more frequently, هال is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hal | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| Hall, Hull | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, Jamaica |
| هال | Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
| Hels | Germany, Indonesia, United States, India, Bangladesh |
هال is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hal Jordan , the fictional superhero published by DC Comics, The Lego Movie; HAL 9000 , the fictional character in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series, 2001: A Space Odyssey; Homestar Runner , the titular character from Homestar Runner, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People; Hal Emmerich , the fictional character from the Metal Gear series and Tighten , the Main antagonist of the 2010 animated film Megamind., and in many other works.