The baby name Baal is a Male name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced /bɑːl/ (BAHL),/ˈbeɪ.əl/ (BAY-ahl),/baʕal/ (Semitic).
The baby name Baal is a Male name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced /bɑːl/ (BAHL),/ˈbeɪ.əl/ (BAY-ahl),/baʕal/ (Semitic).
Baal is in Origin.
From the Northwest Semitic root b-'-l, meaning 'lord, master, owner', Baal (pronounced BAH-ahl; often written Ba'al) began as a title applied to local deities across ancient Canaan, Phoenicia, and Syria. In Hebrew, ba'al also came to mean 'husband.' Rather than appearing as a standalone given name, it most often figured in theophoric compounds in the Punic world - famous examples include Hannibal ('Baal is gracious') and Hasdrubal ('help of Baal').
In the Hebrew Bible Baal designates rival cults, which later colored Jewish and Christian perceptions; medieval demonological texts further recast Baal/Bael as an infernal figure, and Beelzebub derives from Baal Zebub ('lord of flies'). Owing to these associations, Baal is extremely rare as a modern personal name. Variants and related forms include Ba'al, Bael, Beal; the feminine counterpart is Baalat (e.g., Baalat Gebal). See also place-names like Baalbek preserving the root.
| Baal-Eser II Baal-Eser II was best known as a king of Tyre who ruled from 846 to 841 BC. He was the son of Ithobaal I, the brother of Jezebel, and the brother-in-law of Ahab, and most of what is known about him comes from Josephus quoting the Phoenician writer Menander of Ephesus in Against Apion. | Baal I Baal I is best known as a king of Tyre who ruled from about 680 to 660 BC. His name is the same as Baal, the Phoenician deity. | Baal-Eser I Baal-Eser I was a king of Tyre, best known as the son of Hiram I. His father was a contemporary of David and Solomon, the kings of Israel. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #967 | 16 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #990 | 12 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,118 | 11 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,579 | 36 | 28,008 |
Baal is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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