Anibal
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Anibal
Typically used as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Hannibal and more traditionally written as as Aníbal, this name has appeared in the US stats for girls a number of times over the years. There are a couple of explanations for this: one is that it is simply the result of data-entry errors, another is that parents were honoring a family name in their daughter's name, while a third is that it was used as a creative respelling on Annabel.
Anibal for boys#3128 US
While Hannibal may always be associated with the fictional cannibal to English ears, this alternative form is an Anglicization of the Portuguese and Spanish variant, Aníbal. Familiar (though not popular) in Spain and Brazil, it also ranked briefly in the US during the 60s and 70s.
Ultimately derived from Phoenician, it celebrates a number of storm and fertility Gods from Semitic mythology who were all given the title Ba'al.
Pronounced AH-nee-bul.
As of October 2026, Anibal ranked #13577 for girls in US births in 1994 and #3128 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #9713 for girls in 1977 and #911 for boys in 1976.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,093 | 36 | 18.7 |
| 2015 | #2,969 | 39 | 20.3 |
| 2016 | #2,885 | 41 | 21.6 |
| 2017 | #2,757 | 44 | 23.8 |
| 2018 | #3,896 | 27 | 14.9 |
| 2019 | #2,901 | 42 | 23.4 |
| 2020 | #3,422 | 32 | 18.5 |
| 2021 | #3,740 | 29 | 16.6 |
| 2022 | #3,057 | 40 | 22.9 |
| 2023 | #2,896 | 43 | 25.1 |
| 2024 | #3,388 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2025 | #3,128 | 38 | 22.2 |
Anibal on lists
Famous Anibals
- Anibal MarinBoy
designer/entrepreneur
Anibal in pop culture
- Anibal Cortes "Rio"Boy
one of the main characters in series “Money Heist”