The ultimate list of Star Wars baby names – from iconic picks to underrated favorites

Star Wars hurled into the cultural zeitgeist in 1977 with the premiere of the original film written and directed by George Lucas. It quickly achieved icon status and staying power, with the Oscar-winning sci-fi trilogy followed by TV shows, video games, novels, and more.

Can’t decide on the perfect name for your petite Padawan? Read on for more than 100 favorites from the franchise – and may the Force be with you.

38 Star Wars boy names

Ackbar

Admiral Ackbar is a military commander for the Rebel Alliance who first appears in Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi. His name likely comes from Akbar, which means “greatest” in Arabic.

Alexsandr

Agent Alexsandr Kallus is an Imperial agent and an antagonist in the cartoon Star Wars Rebels. His name is a variant of Alexander, which means “defender of men” in Greek.

Alrich

Alrich Wren is the father of Sabine Wren, a protagonist in Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka. His name may derive from Alaric, a Germanic name that means “ruler of all.”

Anakin

Anakin Skywalker is the hero of the Star Wars prequel trilogy – and the antagonist of the original trilogy, as Darth Vader. His name is made up, but there are plenty of theories about how it came about. According to The New York TimesOpens a new window, George Lucas was inspired by the Anakim, an ancient group of people described in the Bible as giants.

“I’m a teacher and I had a student named Anakin in a second-grade class,” shares one member of the BabyCenter Community in a thread about the name. “He was not teased and everyone liked his name. He was so adorable and very proud to be an Anakin.”

Beckett

Tobias Beckett is a thief and a mentor to Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Beckett is an English name meaning “small beak” or “bee shelter.”

Ben

Ben is the alias of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (used when in hiding from the Empire). It’s also the given name of Ben Solo, aka Kylo Ren, in the sequel trilogy. Ben is a shortened version of Benjamin, which means “son of the right hand” in Hebrew.

Cade

Cade Skywalker is a descendant of Luke Skywalker and a character who appears in Star Wars: Legacy, a comic book series. Cade is an English name meaning “round.”

Cal

Cal Kestis is a Jedi and the protagonist in the Star Wars Jedi video games. Cal is the shortened form of Calvin, which is derived from French and means “bald.”

Caleb

Caleb Dume is a Jedi and Rebel Alliance operative who goes by the alias Kanan Jarrus in Star Wars Rebels. Caleb is a Hebrew name with disputed meaning, but it may mean “dog.”

Cobb

Cobb Vanth is a hero who first appears in the Star Wars: Aftermath novel trilogy, and later makes an appearance in The Mandalorian. Cobb derives from an Old Norse word meaning “lump,” which was a term sometimes used in reference to a large man.

Cornelius

Cornelius Evazan is a minor character who appears in several places throughout the Star Wars universe – first in the background in Star Wars: A New Hope. Cornelius derives from an ancient Roman family name that likely comes from the Latin word for “horn.”

Ephraim

Ephraim Bridger is the father of Ezra Bridger, a Jedi and protagonist of the cartoon Star Wars Rebels. Ephraim is a Hebrew name that means “very fruitful.”

Galen

Galen Erso is an Imperial scientist and the father of Jyn Erso. He appears in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It’s also the name of Galen Marek, Darth Vader’s secret Sith apprentice in the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Galen derives from a Greek word meaning “calm.”

Gideon

Moff Gideon is a leader in the fallen Empire and an antagonist in The Mandalorian. The name Gideon means “he who cuts down” in Hebrew.

Gregor

Gregor is a clone trooper who appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. Gregor derives from a Greek name that means “watchful” or “vigilant.”

Han

Han Solo is a smuggler and, later, a general of the Rebel Alliance who makes his first appearance in Star Wars: A New Hope. Han is a name that appears in many cultures. In Dutch, it’s short for Johannes, a variant of John, meaning “God is gracious.”

Jacen

Jacen Syndulla is the son of Hera Syndulla and Kanan Jarrus. He appears in Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka. His name is likely derived from Jason, a Greek-rooted name that means “healer.”

Jaden

Jaden Korr is a protagonist in the video game Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. Jaden is generally considered a made-up name that originated in the 1990s, inspired by other names with “-den” endings like Aiden and Braden.

Kanan

Kanan Jarrus is a Jedi and mentor to Ezra Bridger in Star Wars Rebels. Kanan may derive from a Sanskrit word meaning “forest,” or it could be an Arabic-derived name meaning “merchant” or “trader.”

Kassius

Admiral Kassius Konstantine is a military leader of the Empire and an antagonist in Star Wars Rebels. Kassius is a spelling variant of Cassius, which likely derives from a Latin word meaning “vain” or “empty.”

Kyle

Kyle Katarn is a Rebel Alliance operative, Jedi Knight, and a protagonist of the Jedi Knight video game series. Kyle is a Scottish surname derived from a Gaelic word meaning “narrow” or “strait.”

Lando

Lando Calrissian is a smuggler and businessman who first appears in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. It’s a nickname for Italian names ending with “-lando,” like Orlando (“land of gold”).

Luke

Luke Skywalker is a Jedi Master and the protagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy. Luke derives from the Latin name Lucas, which is thought to derive from a Latin word meaning “light” or “shining” – and, coincidentally, is the surname of Star Wars creator George Lucas.

Luke gets bonus points if you’re looking for a more subtle nod to your favorite fandom. “A friend named her son Luke instead of Anakin so it was less obviously connected to Star Wars,” says BabyCenter Community member Mumofmychaos.

Luthen

Luthen Rael is an antiques dealer and revolutionary who appears in the Disney+ show Andor. His name may be inspired by Luther, which is derived from German and means “famous army” or “soldier of the people.”

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Maximilian

General Maximilian Veers is an Empire military leader who appears in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Maximilian comes from a Roman name derived from a Latin word meaning “great.”

Obi-Wan

Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Jedi Master who trained both Anakin and Luke Skywalker. His name is a mashup of two names from different cultures: Obi means “heart” or “mind” in Igbo, a language spoken in Nigeria; and Wan is a Chinese-rooted name meaning “gentle” or “gracious.”

Orson

Orson Krennic oversees weapons research for the Empire – including the construction of the Death Star – in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Andor. As a name, Orson may derive from the Old English word for “bear.”

Owen

Owen Lars is the uncle and foster father of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: A New Hope. Owen is a Celtic name that may come from Latin and mean “well-born.”

Quinlan

Quinlan Vos is a Jedi Master who appears in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and several episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Quinlan is derived from an Irish name meaning “descendent of the handsome man.”

Ragnar

Ragnar is a Mandalorian child in The Mandalorian. The name is made up of Old Norse roots meaning “army” and “rule.”

Tan

Tan Yuster is a Jedi Padawan who briefly appears in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Tan is a first name deriving from Vietnamese, and means “new.”

Tobias

Tobias Beckett is a thief and Han Solo’s mentor in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Tobias derives from a Hebrew name meaning “God is good.”

Tristan

Tristan Wren is Sabine Wren’s brother and briefly appears in Star Wars Rebels. Tristan is likely derived from a Welsh name meaning “noise,” but it may also be influenced by the Old French word triste, meaning “sad.”

Wedge

Wedge Antilles is a Rebel Alliance pilot and friend of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: A New Hope. In English, a wedge is “a piece of material that has one thick end and tapers to a thin edge.”

Wolffe

Wolffe is a clone trooper in Star Wars: Rebels. His name is an alternate spelling of Wolf, the English word for the canine predator.

Zeb

Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios is a Rebel Alliance operative and character in Star Wars Rebels. Zeb could also be considered short for Zebediah, a Hebrew name that means “God has bestowed.”

40 Star Wars girl names

Aayla

Aayla Secura is a Jedi Knight during the Clone Wars. Her name may be an alternate spelling of Ayla, a name used in a few cultures. In Turkish, Ayla means “moonlight” or “halo around the moon,” while in Hebrew it means “terebinth tree.”

Ahsoka

Ahsoka Tano is Anakin Skywalker’s Jedi Padawan. She first appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and now has her own self-titled show on Disney+. Her name is inspired by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great, whose name means “without sorrow” in Sanskrit.

Amilyn

Amilyn Holdo is a vice-admiral of the New Republic in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Her name is a combination of Amy, which comes from a Latin-rooted name meaning “beloved,” and Lynn, which comes from Irish and may mean “lake.”

Aurra

Aurra Sing is a former Jedi turned bounty hunter in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Her name is a spelling variation of Aura. While aura today has a spiritual meaning of “the subtle emanation around living beings,” the Greek word aura meant “breath” or “cool breeze.”

Beru

Beru Lars is Luke Skywalker’s aunt and surrogate mother in Star Wars: A New Hope. Beru is a Japanese name that means “bell.”

Cara

Carasynthia “Cara” Dune is a shock trooper for the Rebel Alliance and a mercenary who appears in The Mandalorian. The names Cara and Kara are used in many cultures. In Old Irish, Cara means “friend”; it can derive from the Latin word carus, meaning “beloved”; and in Turkey, Kara means “dark.”

Cassie

Cassie Cryar is a thief who appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Cassie is a nickname for Cassandra, a Greek name that may mean “shining above men.”

Cere

Cere Junda is a Jedi who mentors Cal Kestis in the Star Wars Jedi video games. Her name doesn’t appear to have a real-world equivalent or inspiration, but cere is an archaic English word that means “wax.”

Dedra

Dedra Meero is an Imperial operative and antagonist of Andor. Her name may be inspired by Deirdre, a tragic heroine of Irish mythology whose name may derive from the Irish language and mean “broken-hearted” or “sorrowful one.”

Deliah

Deliah Blue is a mechanic and bounty hunter in the comic book series Star Wars: Legacy. Her name is an alternate spelling of Delia, a Greek name that means “of Delos,” an island in Greece. Delia is also an epithet of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting.

Depa

Depa Billaba is a Jedi Master and the mentor of Caleb Dume. Depa may be inspired by the Indian name Deepa (also spelled Dipa), which means “light” or “lamp” in Sanskrit.

Eleni

Eleni Syndulla is a revolutionary and the mother of Hera Syndulla, a main character in Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka. Eleni could be interpreted as a version of the Greek name Helen, which is thought to mean “torch” or “sunbeam.”

Elia

Elia Kane is an Imperial officer and ally of Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian. Elia may be a feminine version of the Hebrew name Eli, which means “my God” or “height.”

Elsbeth

Morgan Elsbeth is a Nightsister and Imperial agent in The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. Elsbeth is a variant of the English name Elizabeth by way of the Scottish Elspeth. All of them derive from a Hebrew name meaning “my God is an oath.”

Hera

Hera Syndulla is a general of the Rebel Alliance and, later, the New Republic who appears in Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka. Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage, women, and family. The name derives from the Greek word heros and means “protectress.”

Jade

Mara Jade is a character from Star Wars‘ extended universe of novels. She’s an Imperial agent who embraces the Force and turns to the light side, eventually becoming a Jedi and marrying Luke Skywalker. Jade is a green gemstone significant in Chinese culture.

Jaina

Jaina Solo is another character from Star Wars‘ extended novel universe – she’s a Jedi and the daughter of Leia Organa and Han Solo. Jaina may be inspired by Jane, which derives from a Hebrew name meaning “God is gracious.”

Jannah

Jannah is a runaway stormtrooper of the First Order and an ally of the Resistance in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Jannah means “paradise” or “garden” in Arabic, and is used in Islam as the word for heaven.

Jocasta

Jocasta Nu is a Jedi Master and chief librarian of the Jedi in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Jocasta is the name of Oedipus’ mother in Greek mythology, and it may mean “shining moon.”

Jyn

Jyn Erso is a revolutionary and the protagonist of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. An executive who worked on the movie pitched her nameOpens a new window, inspired by Jane, Jen, and Ginny – names of strong women in the executive’s life.

Leia

Leia Organa is a princess and senator for the planet Alderaan, a leader of the Rebel Alliance and New Republic, and the twin sister of Luke Skywalker. Her name could be considered a variant of the Hebrew name Leah, which is thought to mean “weary.”

Luminara

Luminara Unduli is a Jedi Master who appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Her name may be inspired by the word luminous, which means “shining or glowing with light” and is rooted in the Latin word for light.

Lyra

Lyra Erso is an Imperial engineer and the mother of Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Lyra derives from the Greek word for “lyre,” and is also the name of a constellation.

Maarva

Maarva Andor is Cassian Andor’s adoptive mother in Andor. Maarva may come from Marva, a feminine form of Marvin, which comes from the Welsh name Mervyn. Its meaning is uncertain.

Mara

Mara Jade is a character from Star Wars’ extended universe of novels – she’s a Jedi and Luke Skywalker’s wife. Mara means “bitter” in Hebrew.

Mina

Mina Bonteri is a member of the Galactic Senate, then the Separatist Senate, and a mentor to Padme Amidala in the novel Star Wars: Queen’s Shadow and the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Mina, also spelled Meena, is a name found in many cultures around the world: In Persian, it means “daisy” or “azure”; in Hindi, it means “joyful”; and it means “love” in Pashto, a language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Mira

Mira Bridger is a revolutionary and Ezra Bridger’s mother in Rebels. In Romance languages, Mira is based on the Latin word for “wonder”; it also means “ocean” in Sanskrit.

Morgan

Morgan Elsbeth is a Nightsister and antagonist in The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. Morgan is a Welsh name that means “sea-born” or “great circle.”

Padme

Padme Amidala is the queen of Naboo, a member of the Galactic Senate, the wife of Anakin Skywalker, and the mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. Her name may be inspired by the Indian name Padma, which means “lotus” in Sanskrit.

Paige

Paige Tico is a pilot for the Resistance who sacrifices herself during a battle against the First Order in The Last Jedi. Paige is an English name that originated as a surname for someone who was an assistant or page.

Phasma

Captain Phasma is the commander of the First Order’s stormtroopers in The Force Awakens. Her name was inspired byOpens a new window the 1979 horror film Phantasm. The word phantasm means “a figment of the imagination.”

Qi’ra

Qi’ra is Han Solo’s childhood best friend and first love in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Her name may be inspired by Kira, a name used in many cultures around the world. In Russian and Greek, it means “mistress” or “leader,” and it’s the anglicized version of the Irish name Ciara, which means “dark-haired.”

Reva

Reva Sevander is a Sith Inquisitor who is tasked with hunting down Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Disney series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Reva derives from Sanskrit and has a few possible meanings, such as “star” and “one who moves.”

Rose

Rose Tico is a member of the Resistance and a friend of Finn in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Rose is derived from the Latin word rosa – meaning rose – though it also has roots in an old Germanic name meaning “famous.”

Sabine

Sabine Wren is a Mandalorian, Rebel Alliance operative, and Jedi-in-training in Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka. In the real world, the Sabines were an ancient people who lived in what is now Italy before the rise of the Roman Empire.

Satine

Satine Kryze is the pacifist leader of Mandalore in the cartoon Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Her name may be inspired by satin, the smooth, glossy fabric.

Tala

Tala Durith is an Imperial officer turned Rebel Alliance spy in Obi-Wan Kenobi. In Tagalog mythology, Tala is the goddess of the morning and evening star.

Tamara

Tamara “Tam” Ryvora is a mechanic in Star Wars Resistance. Her name derives from a Hebrew and Arabic name meaning “date palm.”

Ursa

Ursa Wren is a Mandalorian leader and the mother of Sabine Wren in Star Wars Rebels. Her name comes from the Latin word for “bear.”

Val

Val is a thief and partner of Tobias Beckett in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Val can be a nickname for Valentine and Valerie, both rooted in the Latin word valeo, meaning “to be strong.”

51 gender-neutral Star Wars names

Armitage

Armitage Hux is a general of the First Order and an antagonist of the sequel trilogy, beginning with The Force Awakens. Armitage is the name of a village in England; it derives from the Old French word ermitage, meaning “hermitage,” a secluded residence or place where a hermit lives.

Asajj

Asajj Ventress is a lightsaber-wielding Nightsister in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Her name may be inspired by the Japanese name Asaji, which is associated with words such as “morning,” “dynasty,” or “path,” depending on what characters are used to spell the name.

Barriss

Barriss Offee is a Jedi Padawan and friend of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Her name may be inspired by the surname Barris, which is a variant of the English surname Barrow, derived from an Old English word meaning “mound, hill, grave-mound.”

Bix

Bix Caleen is a mechanic and lover of Cassian Andor in Andor. Her name may be inspired by Bex, a nickname for Rebecca in the United Kingdom. Rebecca comes from a Hebrew name thought to mean “to ensnare.”

Bo

Bo-Katan Kryze is a lieutenant in the Mandalorian terrorist group Death Watch and the sister of Mandalorian Duchess Satine Kryze. She appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and The Mandalorian. Bo is a Scandinavian name that derives from the Old Norse word bua, meaning “to dwell,” though it’s also a spelling variant of Beau, a French name that means “handsome.”

Boba

Boba Fett is a Mandalorian mercenary and clone of Jango Fett – whose DNA was also used to create the clone army in Attack of the Clones. After briefly appearing as a villain in The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett became a fan favorite, eventually heading up his own spinoff show, The Book of Boba Fett.

Bodhi

Bodhi Rook is an Imperial pilot who defects to the Rebel Alliance in Rogue One. The name Bodhi is derived from the Sanskrit word for the concept of “enlightenment” or “awakening” in Buddhism.

Carson

Carson Teva is a pilot for the New Republic who leads patrols and reconnaissance in the Outer Rim. He appears in The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. Carson is a Scottish surname of unknown meaning, though it likely originated as a habitational name for people who lived in a certain area of Scotland.

Cassian

Cassian Andor is a Rebel Alliance operative who first appears in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and was so popular he got his own spinoff show, Andor. Cassian derives from the Roman family name Cassius, which may be rooted in a Latin word meaning “empty” or “vain.”

Chava

Chava the Wise is a mystic who is rescued by the protagonists of Star Wars Rebels. Chava is a Hebrew word that means “to breathe,” and is the Hebrew name for Eve.

Clovis

Rush Clovis is a member of the Galactic Senate who represents the Banking Clan – a commerce guild – and eventually leads the clan. He appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the novel Star Wars: Queen’s Shadow. Clovis is the modern, latinized version of the Old Frankish name Hlodowig, which means “famous in battle.”

Cody

Cody is the nickname of a clone commander in the army of the Republic who serves as Obi-Wan Kenobi’s second-in-command in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The name Cody derives from the Old English word codda, meaning “bag” or “pillow,” but is now understood to mean “helpful.”

Din

Din Djarin is a bounty hunter and the titular protagonist of the Disney+ show The Mandalorian. Din means “religion” or “way of life” in Arabic, and it’s also an English word meaning “loud, prolonged noise.”

Echo

Echo is a clone, a former ARC trooper, and a member of the Bad Batch who appears in the show Star Wars: The Bad Batch. As both a name and a word, Echo has roots in Greek mythology; it’s the name of a nymph who pined for Narcissus until she withered away, with only the sound of her voice remaining.

Even

Even Piell is a Jedi and senior member of the Jedi Council who appears briefly in Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, as well as Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This word-name means “flat or smooth” or “equal in number, amount, or value” in English.

Ezra

Ezra Bridger is a Jedi and the protagonist of Star Wars Rebels – and he appears in Ahsoka. Ezra is a Hebrew name that means “helper.”

Fennec

Fennec Shand is an assassin and Boba Fett’s partner in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Her name was inspired byOpens a new window the fennec fox, a small carnivore native to the deserts of North Africa.

Finn

Finn is a runaway First Order stormtrooper turned Resistance leader in the sequel trilogy, starting with The Force Awakens. Finn comes from the Irish name Fionn, meaning “fair.”

Haja

Haja Estree is a con artist pretending to be a Jedi in the Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries. His name may have been inspired by the Arabic name Hajjar, meaning “stonemason.”

Hunter

Hunter is the leader of the Bad Batch, an elite group of clone troopers, in The Bad Batch. His name’s meaning is pretty straightforward: “one who hunts.”

Iden

Iden Versio is the protagonist of the video game Star Wars Battlefront II and the commander of a squad of elite Imperial soldiers who defects to the Rebel Alliance. Iden is a surname traced to England, and it’s also a spelling variation of Eden, meaning “paradise” or “delight” in Hebrew.

Jun

Jun Sato is the leader of a Rebel Alliance cell in Star Wars Rebels. Jun is a Japanese name that has many different meanings depending on the characters used, including “genuine,” “pure,” and “truth.”

Juno

Juno Eclipse is an Imperial pilot who works with Darth Vader’s apprentice Galen Marek in the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Juno is the queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and childbirth in ancient Roman mythology. Her name may derive from Latin words meaning “love” or “youth.”

Kaydel

Kaydel Connix is a lieutenant for the Resistance in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, starting with The Force Awakens. She’s played by Billie Lourd, the daughter of Carrie Fisher – who plays Princess Leia.

Ketsu

Ketsu Onyo is a Mandalorian mercenary and friend of Sabine Wren in Star Wars Rebels. Ketsu is a Japanese surname that means “growth,” “harbor,” or “clue” depending on which characters are used to spell it.

Kit

Kit Fisto is a renowned Jedi Master and general for the Republic during the Clone Wars. Kit is most often a nickname for names like Christopher and Katherine, so it has several potential meanings, including “Christ-bearer” and “pure.”

Kylo

Kylo Ren is the alias of Ben Solo, the son of Leia Organa and Han Solo. He was a Padawan of Luke Skywalker before he fell to the dark side and joined the First Order, wanting to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Darth Vader.

Lux

Lux Bonteri is the son of Separatist Senator Mina Bonteri in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. During a civil war on his home planet of Onderon, he leads the rebels to rejoin the Republic rather than stay with the Separatists. Lux means “light” in Latin.

Max

Max Rebo is the frontman of the Max Rebo Band, which plays cantinas across Tatooine. Max comes from Latin and means “greatest.”

Maz

Maz Kanata is a pirate queen who harbors smugglers and other underworld scoundrels in her ancient castle on the planet Takodana – and in her millennia of collecting rare items and antiques, she comes into the possession of Anakin Skywalker’s lightsaber. 

Omega

Omega is the final letter of the Greek alphabet, and the name of the last clone of Jango Fett in The Bad Batch. She’s also the only female clone of Boba Fett. 

Paz

Paz Vizsla is a Mandalorian of the same tribe as Din Djarin in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Paz derives from the Latin word for “peace.”

Penn

Penn Pershing is a doctor and clone engineer who works for the Empire in The Mandalorian. Penn is an English surname that derives from the Brittonic word penn, meaning “head.”

Phoenix

Phoenix Squadron is an elite starfighter unit and Rebel Alliance cell, led by Commander Jun Sato. In Greek mythology, a phoenix is an immortal bird that burns up at the end of its life cycle and is then reborn from its ashes.

Poe

Poe Dameron is an ace starfighter pilot for the New Republic, and one of General Leia Organa’s most trusted operatives for the Resistance. As a name, Poe derives from the Middle English word for “peacock.”

Quarrie

Quarrie is an engineer who builds a prototype starfighter Hera Syndulla pilots to break an Imperial blockade in Star Wars Rebels. His name may come from the Scottish surname McQuarrie, which means “proud noble.”

Ren

Kylo Ren takes the latter part of his alias from Ren, the former leader of the Knights of Ren, a group of dark-side warriors who roam the galaxy causing destruction. Ironically, Ren is a Japanese name that can mean “lotus,” “dream,” or “love,” depending on what kanji are used to spell it.

Rex

Captain Rex is a clone trooper and Anakin Skywalker’s second-in-command during the Clone Wars. Rex means “king” in Latin.

Rey

Rey is a protagonist of the sequel trilogy, starting with The Force Awakens. She’s trained as a Jedi by Luke Skywalker and defeats Emperor Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker. Rey means “king” in Spanish.

Rio

Rio Durant is a thief who pilots for Tobias Beckett in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Rio means “river” in Spanish.

Rook

Rook Kast is a Mandalorian who leads the Shadow Collective’s commandos during the Clone Wars. A rook is a type of bird related to the crow, and it’s a chess piece that can move horizontally and vertically.

Rukh

Rukh is a bodyguard and assassin for Imperial Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars Rebels. Rukh is the Persian word for an enormous bird of prey in Middle Eastern mythology.

Rune

Rune Haako is a Trade Federation official and member of the Separatist Council who first appears in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Rune is an ancient word that means “secret” or “mystery” in many European languages.

Rush

Rush Clovis is a leader of the Banking Clan who appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the novel Queen’s Shadow. In English, rush means “to move with urgent haste,”and it refers to a type of plant that grows in marshes.

Ryder

Ryder Azadi is the governor of the planet Lothal both during the reign of the Empire and during the New Republic. He appears in Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka. Ryder is a variant spelling of Rider, an English name that means “knight” or “horseman.”

Shin

Shin Hati is the apprentice of the fallen Jedi Baylan Skoll who works against Ahsoka and the New Republic in Ahsoka. Shin is a Japanese name that means “real” or “true.”

Sly

Sly Moore is an aide to Chancellor Palpatine, then a member of the Grand Vizier’s office after Palpatine’s rise to emperor. In English, sly means “having a cunning or deceitful nature.”

Spectre

The Spectres are a Rebel Alliance cell active on the planet Lothal, and the main characters of the show Star Wars Rebels. In English, specter means “ghost.”

Syril

Syril Karn is an official in the Imperial Bureau of Standards who hunts Cassian in Andor. His name may be inspired by the Greek name Cyril, which means “lordly” or “masterful.”

Wicket

Wicket Warrick is an Ewok who joins the Rebel Alliance in their fight against the Empire in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. In English, a wicket is “a small door or gate, especially inside a larger one,” and it’s a term used in cricket.

Wren

Wren is the name of an influential Mandalorian clan and the surname of Sabine Wren, Ahsoka’s Jedi apprentice. A wren is a type of bird.