Meaning of the nameAníbal
- Male
- A-ní-bal
Aníbal is a male name of Punic origin, passed into Latin as Hannibal, which means 'my grace is Baal'.
- People (2022)
- 6,110
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,383
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,491
- people
Aníbal in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aníbal, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,267 people).
26 women 6,084 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Aníbal is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aníbal in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,481 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 836 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 582 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 531 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 369 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 341 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 282 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 240 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 169 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 169 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 119 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 92 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 91 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 85 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 67 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 63 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 61 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 59 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 57 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 47 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aníbal
Wiktionary records Aníbal as a borrowing from Latin Hannibal or Annibal, from Punic ḥnbʿl. Behind the Name glosses the Punic name as 'my grace is Baal', from ḥann ('grace, favor') plus the name of the god Baal, and gives Aníbal as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,110 people named Aníbal, with a median age of 61. Annibal and Hanibal appear as spelling variants in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil).
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aníbal · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Hannibal · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anibal · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Aníbal
What does the name Aníbal mean?
Aníbal means “my grace is Baal”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Aníbal in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,110 people with the first name Aníbal, which ranks it number 2,383 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Aníbal a boy's or a girl's name?
Aníbal is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 26 women and 6,084 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Aníbal most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Aníbal (169 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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