Boys' name · since 2009
Achilleus
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 105 babies named Achilleus, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,062 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 105
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Achilleus is the #13062 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 105 recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Achilleus has been recorded 105 times among boys since 2009, currently ranked #13062 nationally and more common than 6% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #17,062 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,062 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 105 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Achilleus ranks #17,062 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,062 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 105 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,062 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 105
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Achilleus's 105 recorded births place it above 62.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Achilleus compares
105 27th percentile among 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
Achilleus's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Achilleus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 105 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Achilleus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Achilleus splits its recorded history at 2021: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Achilleus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Achilleus by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (72 births, 69% of the file).
2020s was Achilleus's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Achilleus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 72 births (69% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Achilleus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Achilleus 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.