Achilles
A boy's name of Greek origin, ranked #1,290 in the US in 2025.
- Rank in 2025
- #1,290
- Best ever
- #857 in 2018
- US births since 1880
- 3,844
- Born in 2025
- 151
- Trend
- Falling last 10 years
- Given to
- 100% boys
Meaning
- Grief of the people
- Hero of the Iliad
First appears in Shakespeare. That is where the name is recorded, not where it comes from.
Etymology
Greek Achilleus. Most often derived from achos, 'grief, pain', with laos, 'people, army' — the grief his anger brings on the Greek army in the Iliad. The derivation is disputed and the name may predate Greek entirely.
Births 1912–2025
Peak 257 in 2018. Falling over the last ten years.