Is Achilles a boy or girl name?
Achilles is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 164 boys were named Achilles, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,691 US babies named Achilles were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,221
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Achilles since 1912
- 3,691
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 257 babies
Boys and girls named Achilles, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 696 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,834 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 901 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 164 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 160 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 189 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 196 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 192 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 208 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 257 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 234 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 227 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 214 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 171 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 142 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 148 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 123 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 110 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 100 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 128 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 111 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 161 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 133 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,592 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,459 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,538 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,320 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,716 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,644 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,286 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,874 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,977 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,709 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,134 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,944 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,429 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,530 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,008 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,258 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,943 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,446 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,442 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,138 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,684 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,462 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,520 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,703 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,568 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,198 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,260 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,307 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,736 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,369 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,219 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,899 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Achilles reached #856 in 2018. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Achilles
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.