NameTides

Achilles

Achilles was the #1,290 boys' name in the US in 2025 (151 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Achilles as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Achilles as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Achilles as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,290 (151)#3,684 (5)#1,642 (13)
2024#1,220 (165)#1,859 (13)#1,764 (11)
2023#1,226 (161)#2,008 (11)#1,342 (15)
2022#1,121 (189)#1,782 (13)#1,557 (12)
2021#1,081 (196)#1,984 (11)#1,761 (10)
2020#1,051 (192)#2,228 (9)#1,312 (15)
2019#1,004 (208)#3,937 (4)#1,737 (10)
2018#857 (257)#3,959 (4)#1,389 (13)
2017#910 (234)#2,512 (8)#1,349 (14)
2016#932 (227)#3,079 (6)#1,283 (15)
2015#966 (214)#3,373 (5)#1,681 (10)
2014#1,117 (171)#3,895 (4)#1,381 (13)
2013#1,243 (142)#4,685 (3)#1,312 (14)
2012#1,207 (148)#4,805 (3)#1,466 (12)
2011#1,364 (123)#2,892 (6)#1,802 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #857.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Achilles is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Achilles by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,119CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,135TXFlorida: #1,056FL
Achilles (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Achilles (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AchillesCanadaBoys#1,64213
AchillesEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
AchillesUSBoys#1,290151