Recorded 2010–2021 Boys' name Peak 2016 73 births

Acheron — boys' name

73 babies named Acheron in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s632020s10
2010s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Acheron was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Acheron in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Acheron

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Acheron between 2010 and 2021, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Acheron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Acheron performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Acheron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Acheron in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Acheron at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

73

Since 2010

12 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2010

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2021

Acheron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2010

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 20212020201820172016201520142013201220112010 6

Acheron by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
63 births that decade — 86% of Acheron's all-time total
2010s632020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acheron?
73 babies have been named Acheron since 2010. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Acheron most popular?
Acheron was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Acheron been used?
Acheron has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 12 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Acheron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Achilles, Achille, Achilleus, Achillies, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.