Boys' name · since 1995
Anakin
Anakin has 5,842 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #650 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,842
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
5,842 babies have been named Anakin since 1995, making it today's #650 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anakin recorded 5,842 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #650 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #1,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #650 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,842 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anakin ranks #1,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #650 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,842 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #650 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,842
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Anakin's 5,842 recorded births place it above 96.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anakin compares
5,842 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anakin's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anakin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,842 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 541 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anakin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anakin's full recorded timeline at 2010, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 541 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anakin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 541
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Anakin popularity over time - girls
50 total births recorded since 2016 (Anakin as girls' name)
Anakin by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,709 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Anakin's strongest decade.
2,709 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Anakin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 165
1990s
165 births
- 2000s 926
2000s
926 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,042 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,709 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,709 births (46% of all-time use).
How Anakin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Anakin's total volume
Anakin by state
Where Anakin concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 928 | 15.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 707 | 12.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 288 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 196 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 174 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 153 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 147 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 143 | 2.4% |
928 of 5,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Anakin appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Anakins (928 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anakin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.