Episode 85 – Jennifer and Mallory are joined by our in-house Star Wars aficionado Kees Andersen to discuss character names from the Star Wars Universe and how they’ve affected human baby names in real life! We also report on the current celebrity baby news and take letters from our listeners.

Names mentioned in this episode: Sylvestra, Olivette, Luke, Leia, Ezra, Kylo, Anakin, Lyra, Zev, Lando, R2D2, Andra, and more!

Sources: Wikipedia.org, Wookieepedia

Names from Star Wars - The Baby Names Podcast episode LXXXV

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Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.

Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.