How Did “Anakin” Become One of the Top Baby Names In the US?

Maddy Myers

Published: Aug 24, 2015 11:49 am

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Naming your baby “Anakin” feels like asking for trouble, but I guess it’s better than “Darth.” The Skywalker patriarch’s first name made it into 957th place in a list of the most popular baby names chosen by parents in the US this year. “Luke” and “Leia” are still more popular than “Anakin,” thank goodness.

Presumably, names like “Poe,” “Rey,” and “Phasma” will be sweeping the charts once The Force Awakens comes out.

(via Boing Boing, image via Tumblr)

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Maddy Myers

Maddy Myers, journalist and arts critic, has written for the Boston Phoenix, Paste Magazine, MIT Technology Review, and tons more. She is a host on a videogame podcast called Isometric (relay.fm/isometric), and she plays the keytar in a band called the Robot Knights (robotknights.com).