Anakin

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #648 for boys in 2025, 427 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
2023 · 541 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,842
since 1995

Anakin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Anakin has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#648427
2024—#590485
2023#13,4626#544541
2022#10,3839#606464
2021—#639431
2020#13,4536#702361
2019—#961222
2018#9,80610#827270
2017#14,1246#736323
2016#12,8767#776308
2015—#908237
2014—#959220
2013—#1,238143
2012—#1,328128
2011—#1,65691
2010—#1,574100
2009—#1,413119
2008—#1,571101
2007—#1,539102
2006—#1,350120
2005—#1,196133
2004—#1,85766
2003—#2,07754
2002—#1,69469
2001—#1,73366
2000—#1,33496
1999—#1,149114
1998—#3,01726
1997—#4,45114
1996—#7,9716
1995—#8,8685
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First appearance
1995

The first year at least five boys were named Anakin! It came in at #8,868, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1995–1996, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Anakin is popular in 2017

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedNHWashington: #620 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,556 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedWIMichigan: #752 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,158 boysMINew York: #931 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,504 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedORNevada: #331 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,457 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #579 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,445 boysINOhio: #522 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,242 boysOHPennsylvania: #808 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,468 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #687 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 5,393 boysCAUtah: #551 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,903 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedCONebraska: #393 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,628 boysNEMissouri: #686 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,372 boysMOKentucky: #471 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,705 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #866 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,792 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedDEArizona: #470 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,473 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedARTennessee: #411 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,133 boysTNNorth Carolina: #938 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,332 boysNCSouth Carolina: #590 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,500 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #679 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,868 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedMSAlabama: #641 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,812 boysALGeorgia: #925 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,711 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Anakin, so not publishedHITexas: #717 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 5,338 boysTXFlorida: #660 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,603 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#331 · 1 in 1,457
  2. Nebraska#393 · 1 in 1,628
  3. Tennessee#411 · 1 in 2,133
  4. Arizona#470 · 1 in 2,473
  5. Kentucky#471 · 1 in 2,705

Best ever in a state: #200 in Montana, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#33191 in 1,457
Nebraska#39361 in 1,628
Tennessee#411171 in 2,133
Arizona#470141 in 2,473
Kentucky#47181 in 2,705
Ohio#522181 in 3,242
Utah#55171 in 2,903
Indiana#579101 in 3,445
South Carolina#59061 in 3,500
Washington#620101 in 3,556
Alabama#64161 in 3,812
Florida#660211 in 4,603
Oklahoma#67951 in 3,868
Missouri#68671 in 4,372
California#687401 in 5,393
Texas#717331 in 5,338
Michigan#75291 in 5,158
Pennsylvania#80891 in 6,468
Virginia#86661 in 6,792
Georgia#92581 in 6,711
New York#931131 in 7,504
North Carolina#93871 in 7,332
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See more about Anakin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 58 spots since 2024 (#590 → #648)
  • 54 spots since 2020 (#702 → #648)
  • 260 spots since 2015 (#908 → #648)
  • Biggest jump: 279 spots in 2014 (#1,238 → #959)
  • Biggest drop: 134 spots in 2019 (#827 → #961)
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1995
  • Peaked 2023 at #544 (541 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 2014–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,162
  • Highest: 1 in 3,162 boys born in 2023 were named Anakin (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 46.4% of all boys named Anakin (2,709) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s165#1,149 (1999)#5,091
2000s926#1,196 (2005)#1,576
2010s2,042#736 (2017)#1,096
2020s2,709#544 (2023)#622

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Anakin in 2017

girls
#14,124
6 births · 1 in 287,744 girls
boys
#736
323 births · 1 in 5,731 boys

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #14,124Anakin6

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #736Anakin323
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 287,744 of them was named Anakin, which outranked 23.4% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anakin
  1. #12,713Zyionna7
  2. #12,713Zyleah7
  3. #12,713Zynique7
  4. #14,124Anakin6
  5. #14,124Aabriella6
  6. #14,124Aaditri6
  7. #14,124Aafiya6
  8. #15,902Aadilynn5
  9. #15,902Aafiyah5
  10. #15,902Aaheli5

Tied with 1,777 names at #14,124; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 5,731 of them was named Anakin, which outranked 94.8% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anakin
  1. #732Grey327
  2. #734Demetrius325
  3. #734Ridge325
  4. #736Anakin323
  5. #736Blaine323
  6. #736Colson323
  7. #736Lochlan323
  8. #741Dash322
  9. #742Aryan321
  10. #742Jon321

Tied with 4 names at #736; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2017 →