Achilles

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Achilles: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Achilles: Recorded since 2006, its highest recorded position is #1,781, and it stood at #1,859 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
19years from first to last
#1781highest recorded position
2groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2006–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2006	#2870
2007	#4333
2008	#3158
2010	#3332
2011	#2892
2012	#4805
2013	#4685
2014	#3895
2015	#3373
2016	#3079
2017	#2512
2018	#3959
2019	#3937
2020	#2228
2021	#1984
2022	#1781
2023	#2007
2024	#1859

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

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What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 18 of the 19 years from 2006 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2006–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2006
First recorded at #2870 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2024
Highest recorded position: #1781 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2006–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Achilles by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Achilles in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	13	3 of 10	4
2010s	48	10 of 10	5
2020sbusiest	57	5 of 10	11

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Achilles appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2006 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1781 in England and Wales in 2022.

Achilles's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1859	13	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2007	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1781	13	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1984	11	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2228	9	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2512	8	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3079	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#4805	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3332	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2006 and 2024, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,781, first reached in 2022.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2022.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
15 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,859position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2022Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jibraeel · #1781, 19y
Ronnie-James · #1781, 13y
Vivan · #1781, 14y
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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Jibraeel · #1781, 19y
Vivan · #1781, 14y
Alaynah · #1782, 15y
Emmie-Rose · #1782, 16y

Achilles and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Achilles without appearing here.

Achilles moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2007 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #5119.
Einar Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3937 and #3411 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #1984 and #4789.
Anders Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3937 and #3937 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2228 and #4608.
Brent Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3959 and #3412 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2228 and #4608.

Moved ahead of Achilles

Leif Compare
In 2011 they stood at #2892 and #3300 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #4805 and #2458.
Malin Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3959 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3937 and #2728.
Aksel Compare
In 2006 they stood at #2870 and #4052 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #4333 and #3589.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1781 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2007 and #1461.

Moved the opposite way to Achilles

Espen Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Achilles went from #3332 to #1859 while Espen went from #2941 to #5119.

Moved the same way as Achilles

Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Achilles went from #4333 to #1859 and Matheo from #4333 to #1517.
Braxton Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Achilles went from #3332 to #1859 and Braxton from #4678 to #2088.
Gunnar Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Achilles went from #3332 to #1859 and Gunnar from #4678 to #2443.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2006 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1781 in England and Wales in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Achilles

Achilles at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Achilles by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Achilles appears in

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Achilles at a glance

Achilles by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Achilles appears in

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Achilles and the names beside it

Achilles moved ahead of

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