Is Anakin a boy or girl name?
Anakin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 482 boys were named Anakin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 5,454 US babies named Anakin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #592
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Anakin since 1995
- 5,454
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 547 babies
Boys and girls named Anakin, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 482 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 541 | #544 | 6 | #13,581 |
| 2022 | 464 | #606 | 9 | #10,442 |
| 2021 | 431 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 360 | #704 | 6 | #13,568 |
| 2019 | 222 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 270 | #827 | 10 | #9,865 |
| 2017 | 323 | #736 | 6 | #14,278 |
| 2016 | 307 | #776 | 7 | #12,999 |
| 2015 | 237 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 220 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 143 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 128 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 91 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 100 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 101 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 102 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 133 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 69 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 66 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,462 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,011 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,933 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anakin reached #544 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #9,865 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.