Anibal
Aníbal is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name equivalent of Hannibal (q.v.), itself a latinization of the Greek name Hanníbas (Ἁννίβας), derived from “ḥnbʿl” in the Punic language (𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋), a descendant of the Phoenician Canaanite language in which the name's meaning is "Baal [is] my grace", a cognate of the Hebrew honorific Baʿal (בעל) “master/lord”.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Anibal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aníbal is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name equivalent of Hannibal (q.v.), itself a latinization of the Greek name Hanníbas (Ἁννίβας), derived from “ḥnbʿl” in the Punic language (𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋), a descendant of the Phoenician Canaanite language in which the name's meaning is "Baal [is] my grace", a cognate of the Hebrew honorific Baʿal (בעל) “master/lord”.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Anibal
Anibal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 92 births, good for #1,117 nationwide. As of 2026, Anibal ranks #3,105 for baby boys with 39 births, gradually rising (+12%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Anibal
Anibal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Anibal's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #911. Use the chart and map above to compare Anibal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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