Achilles is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Achilles is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,290 for boy births in the United States (and #2,677 across all names), given to 151 babies. Achilles was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 2018 (257 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 151 | 151 | #1,290 |
| 2024 | 165 | 165 | #1,220 |
| 2023 | 161 | 161 | #1,226 |
| 2022 | 189 | 189 | #1,121 |
| 2021 | 196 | 196 | #1,081 |
| 2020 | 192 | 192 | #1,051 |
| 2019 | 208 | 208 | #1,004 |
| 2018 | 257 | 257 | #857 |
| 2017 | 234 | 234 | #910 |
| 2016 | 227 | 227 | #932 |
| 2015 | 214 | 214 | #966 |
| 2014 | 171 | 171 | #1,117 |
| 2013 | 142 | 142 | #1,244 |
| 2012 | 148 | 148 | #1,207 |
| 2011 | 123 | 123 | #1,364 |
| 2010 | 110 | 110 | #1,481 |
| 2009 | 100 | 100 | #1,594 |
| 2008 | 128 | 128 | #1,343 |
| 2007 | 111 | 111 | #1,445 |
| 2006 | 161 | 161 | #1,091 |
| 2005 | 133 | 133 | #1,196 |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | #3,077 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #9,592 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,461 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #7,540 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #8,718 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #9,644 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,285 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #8,876 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #6,975 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #8,709 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #6,133 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #6,945 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,429 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #6,530 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,008 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,258 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #4,942 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #3,944 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #3,446 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,444 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,138 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #3,684 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,462 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #3,520 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,101 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #3,765 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #3,560 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | #2,703 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,568 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,198 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,260 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,022 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #4,307 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #2,987 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | #3,209 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #3,736 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,369 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #3,219 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #3,898 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,459 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | #1,886 |