Names / Boy names
Achilles
Current rank
#1,290
and easing
All-time peak
#857
in 2018
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
3,800
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #857 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Achilles first appears in American naming records in 1912, where it reads as a boys' name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. It hit its high in 2018 at #857. Across all years, more than 3,800 children have been named this.