Boys' name · since 1911
Achille
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 402 babies named Achille, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,992 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
402 babies have been named Achille since 1911, making it today's #8278 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Achille recorded 402 times among boys since 1911, holding rank #8278 nationally today, ahead of 41% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #8,992 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,278 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 402 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Achille ranks #8,992 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,278 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 402 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,992 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Achille's 402 recorded births place it above 80.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Achille compares
402 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Achille's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Achille | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 402 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Achille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Achille's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Achille popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Achille by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (137 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Achille's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Achille births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
88 births
- 1920s
1920s
137 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 137 births (34% of all-time use).
Achille by state
Where Achille concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 1.5% |
28 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Achille's data
- Achille's decade-level peak was the 1920s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Achilles (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Achille: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Achille draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.