Anakin Boy
How popular is Anakin?
#648 boy name in 2025
427 baby boys were named Anakin in the US in 2025, making it the 648th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Anakin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #648 for boys (▼ 58 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 427 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+80% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #908 in 2015, #702 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (541 boys) |
| Highest rank | #544 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1995 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Anakin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Anakin family of names ranked #614 for boys in 2025 (#564 the year before), with 433 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anakin | 427 | 99% |
| Anakyn | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Anakin is most popular
Babies named Anakin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Nevada: 0.6 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.6 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Oregon: 0.5 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.4 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- California: 0.4 per 1,000 (396 boys)
Anakin by decade
Boy names about as popular as Anakin
Questions
- Is Anakin a boy or girl name?
- Anakin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Anakin were boys.
- How popular is the name Anakin?
- 427 baby boys were named Anakin in the US in 2025, making it the 648th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Anakin most popular?
- Anakin peaked in 2023, when 541 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #544 in 2023.
- How many people are named Anakin?
- 5,892 babies have been named Anakin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,853 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Anakin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Anakin was most common in Nevada, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.