Star Wars Baby Names Growing in Popularity

It should come as no surprise that with the popularity of The Force Awakens, Star Wars baby name are really hot right now. According to a Babycenter.com blog post, Star Wars baby names have become a huge trend. It’s not just Episode VII characters either. Babies are also being named after classic characters. Not Jar Jar Binks, I hope. Or Jabba.

Rey is the biggest mover and shaker. In 2015, the name ranked at No. 14,172. This year, Rey is at No. 2,784. Kylo is also pretty popular. In 2015, Kylo was at No. 3,774, but this year the name was up to No. 1,165. In 2015 Lando ranked at No. 11,231. This year the name jumped to No. 2,126. Han and Leia also jumped, and Lucas remains in the Top 5, despite George Lucas having pretty much lost all of his geek cred these days.