Anibal
Anibal was the 3128th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 911th; the most babies were born in 1990 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 159 places. More babies were named Anibal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,128 boys, up 296 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199092 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,950babies recorded
Anibal popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,128 | 38 |
| 2020 | #3,424 | 32 |
| 2010 | #3,310 | 33 |
| 2000 | #2,089 | 48 |
| 1990 | #1,117 | 92 |
| 1980 | #1,432 | 44 |
| 1970 | #1,064 | 59 |
| 1960 | #1,296 | 37 |
| 1950 | #2,211 | 12 |
| 1940 | #3,149 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,785 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,221 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anibal, counting every spelling?
Anibal has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Anibal?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anibal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Anibal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anibal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anibal?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Anibal are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 22 and 52. That makes Anibal mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anibal by state
How common Anibal was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.2×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anibal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anibal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anibal
How popular is the name Anibal?
Anibal was the 3128th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 911th; the most babies were born in 1990 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 159 places. More babies were named Anibal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Anibal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Anibal in the US.
Where is Anibal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anibal was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.