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Achilles

male

Meaning

"Pain of the People"

A classical Greek name best known from Homeric epic, often analyzed as pain and people, though scholarly etymology remains uncertain.

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Popularity History of Achilles

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#1221Ranked in 2024

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#1221

Achilles was nationally ranked in 2024.

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+8

better than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Achilles Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Achilles

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Quick Facts

OriginGreek
Syllables3
Length8 letters

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