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Anibal

Boy

Meaning of Anibal: Phoenician: 'grace of Baal'

Anibal is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3049th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3049

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

3,950

First recorded 1914 · peak 1990

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 61 babies1982: 58 babies1983: 77 babies1984: 50 babies1985: 66 babies1986: 69 babies1987: 61 babies1988: 79 babies1989: 72 babies1990: 92 babies19901991: 74 babies1992: 82 babies1993: 80 babies1994: 65 babies1995: 62 babies1996: 75 babies1997: 44 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 48 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 39 babies2003: 40 babies2004: 40 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 68 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 47 babies2009: 62 babies2010: 33 babies20102011: 39 babies2012: 41 babies2013: 35 babies2014: 36 babies2015: 39 babies2016: 41 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 43 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Anibal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 92.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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