How Many People Are Named Achilles?
people named Achilles are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 93,358 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,844 babies named Achilles in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
257 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek Αχιλλευς (Achilleus) which is of unknown meaning, perhaps derived from Greek αχος (achos) "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River. This was the name of a warrior in Greek legend, one of the central characters in Homer's 'Iliad'. The bravest of the Greek heroes in the war against the Trojans, he was eventually killed by an arrow to his heel, the only vulnerable part of his body.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Achilles in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Achilles alive today is about 10 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 14 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Achilles first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2018, to 257 babies. In 2025, 151 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Achilles has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #857, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #1,290.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,290 |
| Best rank | #857 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,070 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Achilles alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Achilles were born in California than in any other state: about 546 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Achilles was given 2.1 times as often in Arizona, 1.9 times in Florida and 1.9 times in New York.
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