How Many People Are Named Hannibal?
An estimated 601 people in the United States have the first name Hannibal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Hannibal peaked in popularity in 2015 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hannibal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hannibal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
601
About 1 in 570,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2015
19 births
Total Registered
778
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hannibal
Hannibal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 778 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hannibal as a male name
Ranked #8,541 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (19 births)
Hannibal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hannibal span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 137 babies were registered. While Hannibal is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hannibal by Decade
How has Hannibal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hannibal by State
Hannibal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hannibal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hannibal
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hannibal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hannibal?
We estimate approximately 601 people named Hannibal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 570,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Hannibal a common name?
Hannibal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 778 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hannibal most popular?
Hannibal reached peak popularity in 2015, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hannibal is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hannibal a male name?
Hannibal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hannibal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hannibal Smith, Hannibal Johnson, Hannibal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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