Anakin
Anakin is ranked 592nd among boys in 2024 (482 births). Its best rank was 544th, in 2023.
- Rank in 2024
- #592down 48 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 4820.03% of boys
- Peak year
- 2023541 births
- Best rank
- #544in 2023
- Since 1995
- 5,410people given the name
The story in the numbers
5,410 boys have been named Anakin in the United States since 1995, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 541 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2020s alone account for 42%. It has spent 11 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2023, its biggest year
Anakin was the 544th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Anakin
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Knowledgepeak 2020
- Yunuspeak 2023
- Ashpeak 2023
- Malakaipeak 2023
- Aziahpeak 2024
- Alessiopeak 2024
- Dakaripeak 2020
- Khaipeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.