Baal

given name · Latin script

Meaning: The name Baal means "lord" or "master"

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/beɪl/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Baal is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Czechia than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • CZCzechia1 in 5.4M(measured from records)

carrying the name, as counted by each country's national register. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Czechia (measured from records)

2 people

Sources
145 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 5.4M (inferred from the name graph)

Czechia

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Ba-Al in PH Philippines.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

The name Baal means "lord" or "master." Due to its strong association in the Bible with a false god condemned by the Israelites, it is not used as a baby name in Jewish or Christian traditions.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Baal counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Baal is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CZ Czechia21 in 5.4M2——
PH Philippines———Ba-Al35
IN India——457Baal8
ES Spain——38Baal7
US United States——316Baal145
MX Mexico———Baal15
CL Chile———Baal7

2 people counted by MVČR — living population register 2017. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); MVČR — living population register 2017. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Baal is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Spain, France, Philippines

    Also written Ba-Al, Bàäl

  • Indonesian given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, Philippines, Indonesia

    Also written Ba-Al

  • Sinhala surname5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, Netherlands

    Also written Baali, බාල, Bhal, බාුල

  • Swahili given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, Philippines

    Also written Ba-Al

43 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Baal is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • The Hebrew name Baal (בַּ֫עַל) is derived from a Semitic root meaning "lord," "master," "owner," or "husband".

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Baal (בַּעַל) is a Hebrew word meaning "lord," "master," or "owner."

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • In German, from ON Aachen; also from the BALD name stem.

    as a nameDeutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

  • In English, Semitic storm god; idol

    as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

  • Dominador de un territorio, dueño y señor

    as a name25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

Informalनमस्ते Baal जी,Hi Baal, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 24 sources across 15 countries.

Official registers attesting Baal
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—2.9K#2,599
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—940#4,084
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls—457#9,837
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—395#2,489
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—351#406
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010316#63,218
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020295#71,297
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000283#65,492
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—210#870
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—96#4,873
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—89#3,528
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—87#5,250

Reference works 2

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Baal come from?
The name Baal means "lord" or "master." Due to its strong association in the Bible with a false god condemned by the Israelites, it is not used as a baby name in Jewish or Christian traditions. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
What are other forms of the name Baal?
In the etymology graph, Ba'Al is a form of the same name in other languages.
How do you pronounce Baal?
A machine transcription gives /beɪl/ (IPA) for Hindi.
What does the name Baal mean?
Recorded meaning: The name Baal means "lord" or "master."
Is Baal a male or female name?
Baal is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Baal have the most bearers?
In Czechia, the national register counted about 2 people named Baal, more than in any other country we hold.
Where is Baal most common?
Baal is densest in Czechia, where the national register counts about 1 in 5.4 million people carrying it.
How common is the name Baal?
In Czechia, the national register counted 2 people named Baal, about 1 in 5.4 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Baal”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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