Anakin

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Fictional coinage — Coined by George Lucas for Anakin Skywalker of Star Wars

Boy's name · #648 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Anakin is near its high-water mark: it reached #544 in 2023 and still ranked #648 in 2025. About 5,800 boys have carried it since 1995.

Anakin became more widely used in 1999, when The Phantom Menace introduced cinema audiences to the young Anakin Skywalker.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,311 in Canada (2025) · #1,897 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,970 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,238 in France (2025) · #3,070 in Ecuador (2025) · #6,523 in Italy (2024) · #1,947 in Austria (2024) · #595 in Poland (2020) · #555 in Slovakia (2013) · #1,395 in Belgium (2011).

Famous Anakins

Anakin Wong^zh — Hong Kong voice actor (born 1983)
Anakin Justin^no — Norwegian rapper (born 2004)

In stories & tradition

Anakin (Darth Vader) — Star Wars character
Anakin Skywalker — Star Wars (film)
Anakin Solo — The Crystal Star (book)

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