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    The first name Achille

    A boy’s name.

    3 syllables Male

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 4 boys were named Achille, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 6 births (#2,960).

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    40
    babies named Achille, 1996–2025
    #4,275
    rank in 2025
    2020
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Achille with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Achille at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 9 boys born in the United States were named Achille, the 8,256th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 21 were.

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    402
    babies named Achille since 1880
    #8,256
    rank in 2025
    1924
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Achille

    42 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Achille Emaná
      Cameroonian association football player, born 1982
    • Achille Valenciennes
      French zoologist, ichthyologist, and malacologist (1794–1865)
    • François Achille Bazaine
      French general (1811-1888)
    • Achille Van Acker
      Belgian former prime minister (1898-1975)
    • Achille Mbembe
      Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist (born 1957)
    • Achille Silvestrini
      Catholic cardinal (1923-2019)
    • Achille Devéria
      French painter (1800–1857)
    • Achille Richard
      French botanist (1794-1852)
    • Joseph Achille Le Bel
      French chemist (1847-1930)
    • Achille Guenée
      French lawyer and entomologist (1809–1880)
    • Denis Jean Achille Luchaire
      French historian (1846–1908)
    • Achille Locatelli
      Catholic cardinal (1856-1935)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Achille?
    In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Achille, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2020, with 6 births.
    Is Achille a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 402 US babies named Achille since 1880 were boys.
    When was Achille most popular?
    1924 in the United States, when 21 babies were named Achille, its highest rank at 1,727th.