Achille
How to say it: ah-SHEEL · /aˈʃil/
French form of Greek Achilles, meaning uncertain possibly 'pain' - name of Iliad hero.
Achille was the 7,228th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 9 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1910s, its births are up 2.8-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #5,833 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #7,228 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 9 |
| Share of births | 1 in 368,371 |
| Peak decade | 1910s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.8 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #5,833 |
| In France, 2025 | #89 among boys’ names, 790 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Achille peaked in the 1910s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Achille is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Greek, Italian.
In France: #89 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Achille
- Achille Emaná (born 1982)Cameroonian association football player
- Achille Mbembe (born 1957)Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist
- Achille Valenciennes (1794–1865)French zoologist, ichthyologist, and malacologist
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