Girls' name · since 2005
Achol
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 101 babies named Achol, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 101
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Achol is the #16111 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 101 recorded since 2005.
Achol has 101 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16111 as of the latest data, more common than 7% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #26,960 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,111 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 101 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Achol ranks #26,960 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,111 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 101 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 101
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Achol's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Achol compares
101 25th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Achol's all-time total is 73% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Achol | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 101 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Achol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Achol's full recorded timeline at 2016, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Achol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Achol by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Achol's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Achol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Achol's data
- Achol's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Achol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Achol 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.