Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Achilles

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Achilles
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2018

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

257

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1912Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

36.2%

2024

164

All-time

3,691

Achilles is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 257 boys were named Achilles.

In 2024, only 164 boys were given the name.

Down 36.2% from its peak.

All told, about 3,691 Americans have been named Achilles and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2018

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