The first Star Wars film was released in 1977, but the names from the series are getting new life—perhaps due to the release of the most recent film, which came out at the end of 2015. It seems hard to believe that many parents would want to name their little ones after Darth Vader, but the name Anakin had a huge rise in popularity this year, moving up from 1,258 in 2013 to 957 in 2014. Luke rose from 34 to 28, and Leia, which came back into the top 1,000 in 2006 (its other two appearances were in 1978 and 1980, no doubt due to the film), rose to 509 in 2014, its highest rank yet.
