Achilles
Achilles was the 1290th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 857th with 257 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 324 places. More babies were named Achilles in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,290 boys, down 239 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 151boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018257 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,844babies recorded
Achilles popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,290 | 151 |
| 2020 | #1,051 | 192 |
| 2010 | #1,481 | 110 |
| 2000 | #6,321 | 10 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #6,258 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,684 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,462 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,209 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Achilles, counting every spelling?
Achilles is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,199 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,290 for Achilles on its own. Together these spellings went to 156 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achilles | 151 | #1,290 | 862 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Achilles?
151 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Achilles (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Achilles born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Achilles.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Achilles?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Achilles are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Achilles a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Achilles by state
How common Achilles was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Achilles
How popular is the name Achilles?
Achilles was the 1290th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 857th with 257 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 324 places. More babies were named Achilles in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Achilles a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Achilles in the US.
Where is Achilles most popular?
In 2021–2025, Achilles was most common in Nevada (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Mexico and California.