Comments for the name Anakin

I adore this name for a boy! It is very masculine and strong, yet easy to say and very different. It also reminds me of the gorgeous portrayer of Anakin Skywalker in the "Star Wars" films, Hayden Christensen.

Probably the most embarrassing name you could ever give your child. Since it's pretty obvious you named him after Star Wars.

I adore this name. I am a Star Wars fan, but even if I wasn't I still would like it. It's strong, and different. I would love to use it as a first name for a son. So far I only have it used as a possible middle name.

Gorgeous name for a little boy and handsome on a grown one. I would use it.

You may as well name your other kids Chewbacca and Darth while you're at it.

I like it. I wish I could use it without the Star Wars connection.

I really like the way this name sounds, but I would never use it for a child. Imagine the teasing!

I think the name sounds cool, but it does seem silly to name your kid after a Star Wars character.

The kid will get Star Wars jokes for his entire life! And I've always thought that the nickname Ani is too feminine for a boy.

Please do not name a child this. Naming a kid after the "Star Wars" trilogy is absolutely ridiculous.

Please don't use this on a child! He'll be teased about Star Wars until he loses his mind, plus people will think of his namesake instead of the person that he is, and then there's the nickname "Ani". Why name a child after movie characters instead of after a friend or a relative?

Anakin Skywalker should be glad at least that his name wasn't "Heinekin" and nicknamed "Heinie"; that might have sent him to the Dark Side sooner!

Name your kid Anakin and he's bound to be a mouth breather.

I wish this name wouldn't be associated with Star Wars for the rest of it's existence. I absolutely adore it, and I would love to name my son that if he wouldn't be teased.

I think naming your child this would give it as much a Star Wars connotation as Leia would (probably not Luke since that's a regularly used name regardless of Star Wars). I like the name and it's very strong. Plus by the time I would have a kid in 20+ years Star Wars would prolly be not nearly as popular, it's even starting to lose popularity now. It would probably end up on par with Jaws.