Jon Favreau explained The Mandalorian had to give Baby Yoda a real name because of the character's true nature.

Baby Yoda, aka The Child, aka Jedi Padawan Grogu Djarin Mudhorn ... Some may argue we shouldn't even have known his name, or the fact that he was in the Jedi temple during the Jedi purge known ...

For me, it’s just Baby Yoda. Edited to add: Ok, now we all know that his name is Grogu. He’ll always be Baby Yoda to me. I think Halloween is the best time of year to show your love and ...

The internet Star Wars fans call him Baby Yoda, fully aware that this is merely a term of convenience. (Yoda is not the name of Yoda's species, which was kept deliberately obscure by George Lucas ...