Achilles Boy
How popular is Achilles?
#1,290 boy name in 2025
151 baby boys were named Achilles in the US in 2025, making it the 1290th most popular boy name.
3,668living people named Achilles (est.)
10median age of people named Achilles
3,844babies named Achilles since 1880
1 in 21,956US babies born in 2025
Achilles popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,290 for boys (▼ 70 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 151 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #966 in 2015, #1,051 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (257 boys) |
| Highest rank | #857 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Achilles is most popular
Babies named Achilles per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- Nevada: 0.2 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- New Mexico: 0.2 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (136 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
Achilles by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 43 | #1,884 |
| 1920s | 78 | #2,019 |
| 1930s | 23 | #2,101 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1950s | 5 | #3,679 |
| 1960s | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1970s | 29 | #3,443 |
| 1980s | 29 | #5,001 |
| 1990s | 43 | #6,120 |
| 2000s | 696 | #1,091 |
| 2010s | 1,834 | #857 |
| 2020s | 1,054 | #1,051 |
Boy names about as popular as Achilles
Questions
- Is Achilles a boy or girl name?
- Achilles is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Achilles were boys.
- How popular is the name Achilles?
- 151 baby boys were named Achilles in the US in 2025, making it the 1290th most popular boy name.
- When was Achilles most popular?
- Achilles peaked in 2018, when 257 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #857 in 2018.
- How many people are named Achilles?
- 3,844 babies have been named Achilles in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,668 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Achilles most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Achilles was most common in Nevada, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.