Achilles
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning without lips or grief; hero of the Iliad.
How Achilles has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #965 |
| 2016 | #932 |
| 2017 | #910 |
| 2018 | #855 |
Achilles by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Achilles. In the US, 232 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Achilles. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Achillea form of Achilles; without lips4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Achilliesa form of Achilles; without lips7 in the US (2017)
- Achilleaspain; form of Achilles4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Akhillesa form of Achilles, warrior of the Trojan war5 in the US (2017)
- Akilliesa form of Achilles, warrior of the Trojan war5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean courage
Like Achilles, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Andrewmanly, brave8,228 in the US (2017)
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Everettbrave as a wild boar3,814 in the US (2017)
- Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Achilles
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