Boy · Greek
Achille
Say it: ah-SHEEL
Meaning
From Greek Achilleus, of uncertain origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A hero's name used in 19th-century France and revived recently.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 376 babies given this name since 1911
- At its height in 1924, about 1 in 53,900 boys
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Achilles |
|---|---|
| Italian | Achille |
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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