Anakin — #595 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Anakin

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,410 babies named Anakin between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anakin currently holds the #595 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 541 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anakin performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 2,278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anakin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 847 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Anakin in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anakin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,410 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.