Hannibal

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Hannibal is a latinization of the Carthaginian masculine given name ḥnbʿl, meaning "Baal is Gracious".

From Wikipedia

Hannibal first appears in the data in 1885 and has been recorded in 83 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 19 babies (rank #4,943 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 boys (rank #8,541). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hannibal

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hannibal yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

778

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Hannibal

Hannibalmilitary leader · b. 246 BC
Hannibal Hamlinjurisprudence · b. 1809
Hannibal Lectercannibal · b. 1933
Hannibal Mejbriassociation football player · b. 2003
Hannibal Buresstelevision writer · b. 1983

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1885	5	#1,004
1899	5	#1,111
1909	5	#1,557
1913	9	#2,000
1914	8	#2,524
1915	9	#2,710
1917	6	#3,727
1918	8	#3,226
1921	14	#2,302
1922	6	#4,040
1923	5	#4,503
1924	11	#2,726
1925	11	#2,658
1926	6	#3,910
1927	7	#3,602
1929	8	#3,094
1932	5	#3,992
1933	5	#3,871
1935	7	#3,089
1937	6	#3,300
1938	8	#2,742
1940	7	#2,977
1947	6	#3,515
1952	6	#3,517
1959	9	#2,914
1960	7	#3,472
1962	6	#3,796
1963	6	#3,795
1966	8	#3,085
1967	5	#4,205
1968	6	#3,876
1969	6	#4,127
1970	5	#5,006
1971	9	#3,475
1972	11	#3,041
1973	11	#3,094
1974	8	#3,975
1975	6	#5,039
1976	7	#4,602
1977	15	#2,827
1978	6	#5,335
1979	10	#3,913
1980	17	#2,770
1981	9	#4,290
1982	14	#3,179
1983	15	#2,975
1984	14	#3,166
1985	14	#3,278
1986	8	#5,043
1987	13	#3,605
1988	11	#4,279
1989	13	#4,122
1990	11	#4,798
1991	10	#5,238
1993	10	#5,501
1994	12	#4,901
1995	9	#6,097
1996	10	#5,696
1997	9	#6,275
1998	7	#7,882
1999	6	#9,115
2000	8	#7,715
2001	7	#8,625
2002	7	#8,786
2005	7	#9,473
2006	6	#11,134
2007	14	#6,024
2008	7	#10,259
2009	7	#10,232
2010	7	#10,038
2011	15	#5,770
2012	13	#6,437
2013	8	#9,088
2014	17	#5,334
2015	19	#4,943
2016	17	#5,393
2017	12	#6,839
2018	16	#5,623
2019	13	#6,545
2020	14	#6,083
2021	18	#5,195
2023	11	#7,441
2024	9	#8,541