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Achilles Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Achilles?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Achilles, ranked the 857th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Achilles has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 857, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time this year with 254 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Achilles in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1996.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Achilles occurred roughly during the years 2001-2006.

The popularity trend for Achilles has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Achilles has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Achilles?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Achilles is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Achilles (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 254 857
2017 232 916
2016 227 931
2015 214 964
2014 170 1,122
2013 142 1,242
2012 147 1,209
2011 123 1,363
2010 110 1,479
2009 100 1,593
2008 128 1,342
2007 111 1,443
2006 161 1,090
2005 133 1,195
2004 32 3,073
2003 6 9,587
2002 7 8,457
2001 8 7,532
2000 10 6,316
1999 6 8,714
1998 5 9,641
1997 7 7,282
1996 < 5 --
1995 5 8,875
1994 7 6,973
1993 5 8,708
1992 8 6,132
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 6 6,942
1988 6 6,427
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 5 6,528
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 7 5,007
1981 < 5 --
1980 5 6,260
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 6 4,936
1975 8 3,946
1974 < 5 --
1973 9 3,447
1972 6 4,442
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 5 4,138
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
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1960 < 5 --
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1951 < 5 --
1950 5 3,686
1949 < 5 --
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1946 < 5 --
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1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 5 3,464
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 5 3,520
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 13 2,102
1931 5 3,764
1930 < 5 --
1929 6 3,560
1928 < 5 --
1927 10 2,701
1926 11 2,568
1925 5 4,196
1924 8 3,260
1923 16 2,022
1922 5 4,307
1921 9 2,987
1920 8 3,209
1919 6 3,736
1918 7 3,369
1917 7 3,219
1916 5 3,899
1915 10 2,459
1914 < 5 --
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1912 8 1,886
1911 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.