How Many People Are Named Hannibal?
people named Hannibal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 575,395 people in the US has this name
Based on 784 babies named Hannibal in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "grace of Ba'al" from Phoenician hann "grace" combined with the name of the god BA'AL. Hannibal was the Carthaginian general who threatened Rome during the Second Punic War in the 3rd century BC.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hannibal in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Hannibal alive today is about 30 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 45 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Hannibal first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 2015, to 19 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
π Rank History
Hannibal has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,003, in 1885. In 2025 it ranked #11,147.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,147 |
| Best rank | #1,003 (1885) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,198 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Hannibal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hannibal were born in New York than in any other state: about 9 of those alive today.
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