Anakin: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern invented name”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- AN-uh-kin · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Created for the Star Wars character Anakin Skywalker by George Lucas. No secure traditional etymology is established for the name outside its fictional origin.
How popular is Anakin?
Babies named Anakin in 2024482
2024 rank#595 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18805,454
Anakin is rising: use over the last five years is 3.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Anakin
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Jaydenmodern blend of Jay and Aidan · American (modern coinage)
- Kaydenmodern rhyming name, influenced by Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Jaycemodern form of Jace · American (modern coinage)
- Jaxsonson of Jack · American (modern coinage)
- Zaydenmodern rhyming coinage · American (modern coinage)
- Kaidenmodern variant of Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Cadenmodern name, possibly from Cadan or Cade · American (modern coinage)
- Kairomodern spelling of Cairo · American (modern coinage)
Anakin questions
What does the name Anakin mean?
Anakin means "modern invented name". It comes from American (modern coinage). Created for the Star Wars character Anakin Skywalker by George Lucas. No secure traditional etymology is established for the name outside its fictional origin.
Is Anakin a boy or girl name?
Anakin is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Anakin?
482 US babies were named Anakin in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Anakin?
Anakin is usually pronounced AN-uh-kin.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.