218 babies were named Anakin in 2014; 218 teens predicted to change their name from Anakin in 2032

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'Star Wars' Inspired Baby Names on the Rise in 2014
'Star Wars' Inspired Baby Names on the Rise in 2014



Looking at the list of the top 1,000 baby names in the U.S. in 2014, EWnoticed a disturbance in the Force: 218 babies were named Anakin. That's the same as Truman, which is surprising, because even though that movie was pretty solid, Jim Carrey's midi-chlorians levels were definitely on the scale. Interestingly, Anakin didn't crack the top 1,000 in the last three years, which once again proves J.J. Abrams is a viral-marketing genius. As the list only provides the top 1,000, there's no word if someone named their kid Jar Jar, but with 218 Anakins, you know there must be a couple. Meesa thinks they're in for a tough life.

See the top baby names for the year 2014:



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