Boys' name · since 1975
Aquiles
646 babies named Aquiles in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,768 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 646
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aquiles is the #4308 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 646 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Aquiles recorded 646 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #4308 nationally today, ahead of 69% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,768 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,308 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 646 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aquiles ranks #6,768 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,308 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 646 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,768 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 646
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aquiles's 646 recorded births place it above 85.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aquiles compares
646 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Aquiles's all-time total is 75% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aquiles | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 646 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aquiles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aquiles's full recorded timeline at 2007, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aquiles popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Aquiles by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (245 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Aquiles's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Aquiles births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
245 births
- 2020s
2020s
163 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 245 births (38% of all-time use).
How Aquiles compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aquiles's total volume
Aquiles by state
Where Aquiles concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 97 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 93 | 14.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 2.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
97 of 646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Aquiles's data
- Aquiles's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (245 total births) through the 2020s (163) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aquiless (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Aquiles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Aquiles 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.