Boys' name · since 1914
Anibal
3,928 babies named Anibal in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,141 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,928
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anibal is the #3141 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,928 recorded since 1914.
Anibal has 3,928 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3141 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,123 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,141 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,928 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anibal ranks #2,123 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,141 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,928 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,141 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,928
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anibal's 3,928 recorded births place it above 95.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Anibal compares
3,928 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anibal's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anibal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,928 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anibal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anibal's full recorded timeline at 1975, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 92 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anibal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Anibal popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1977 (Anibal as girls' name)
Anibal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (644 births, 16% of the file).
1990s was Anibal's strongest decade.
644 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Anibal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 64
1920s
64 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
303 births
- 1960s
1960s
512 births
- 1970s
1970s
608 births
- 1980s
1980s
637 births
- 1990s
1990s
644 births
- 2000s
2000s
455 births
- 2010s
2010s
377 births
- 2020s 216
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 644 births (16% of all-time use).
How Anibal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Anibal's total volume
Anibal by state
Where Anibal concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 950 | 24.2% |
| #2 | California | | 570 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 377 | 9.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 233 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 117 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 63 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 62 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 0.8% |
950 of 3,928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Anibal appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anibal's data
- Anibal's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (644 total births) through the 2020s (216) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Anibals (950 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anibal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anibal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.