Globally, Hāl (Hail 
, Hāl) is quite a rare boy's first name. The first name Hāl is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Singapore, where it is a rare boy's name, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Philippines. More prevalently, Hāl is the last name as well as the forename.