10 of the Most Popular Nerdy Baby Names From 2014

The Social Security list of the top 1000 baby names of 2014 has a few nerdy surprises. Sure we have your regular old Noah and Emma taking the top spots (boring), but in the nerdy, media-obsessed America of today there has to be some fan-girly namesakes in there.

Here are ten geeky names that are gaining ground in popularity.

01
#867 (Boys) - Castiel

via Supernatural Wiki

While the character is based on an angel in Judeo-Christian mythology, there's no mistaking the rise of the name Castiel in America as directly influenced by the hunk from TV's Supernatural.
02
#216 (Girls) - Arya

via Independant

Little girls all over America will grow up with everyone's favorite adolescent assassin as their namesake, but will they have a laundry list of revenge murders to complete? Hopefully not.
03
#907 (Boys) - Darwin

via ERB

It's survival of the fittest for this name. Fortunately, it's highly adaptable to the science minded parents out there.
04
#509 (Girls) - Leia

From anselmbe (via Memebase )

With Star Wars: The Force Awakens right around the corner, it's not surprising that this name made a small jump between 2013 and 2014. Heck, she's a Disney princess now; that stock is on the rise.
05
#566 (Boys) - Leonidas

via vaughnroycroft

This IS... kind of a horrible name. These parents just want violent, naked kids slow-mo kicking their friends into homemade tiger pits.
06
#70 (Girls) - Bella

via MoviePilot

It looks like the Twilight craze is finally wearing off, Bella dropped twenty spots in 2014. Unfortunately, there's also Isabella at #4... so... the sparkly vampires are still ruining everything.
07
#827 (Boys) - Titan

via Gifbay

Boys with this name are insatiable. Expect a rise in both uncanny valley-esque toddlers and playground cannibalism.
08
#60 (Girls) - Serenity

via Firefly Wiki

Get over it guys, it's been a decade.
09
#957 (Boys) - Anakin

via rebloggy

Making it's debut in the top 1000, we have the youngling slaying, mopey, angst-ridden Anakin. Seriously, naming your kid Vader would be way cooler.
10
#755 (Girls) - Khaleesi

via followingthenerd

Because who doesn't want their daughter to be the True Queen of the Andals, Mother of Dragons, Stormborn woman who won't get off her ass and finally cross The Narrow Sea and get this show on the road already!?

It's been five books, and you've barely even ridden one of those dragons! Time's wasting!

Alright... That's pretty cool.