Anakin

“Coined by George Lucas for the Star Wars character Anakin Skywalker” — English (modern; Star Wars franchise) origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in Sweden (2025).

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

Famous Anakins

Anakin Wong — Hong Kong voice actor
Anakin Justin — Norwegian rapper

In stories & tradition

Anakin (Darth Vader) — Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Anakin Skywalker — Star Wars · Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
Anakin Solo — Dark Empire II · Empire's End

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