Hannibal
A boys’ name of Punic origin, meaning grace of baal; baal is gracious.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Hannibal by the numbers
Hannibal was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hannibal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean grace
Like Hannibal, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hannibal
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