Aquiles: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,258

among boys · ↓268 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aquiles · -11% vs 2024

How common

1 in 71,170

boys born in 2025

Peak year

2012

34 babies

All-time total

646

#6,773 all-time among boys

First recorded

1975

in Social Security records

Aquiles popularity over time

646 babies have been named Aquiles since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Boys	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	21	2	–	#4,088
1980s	24	2	+14%	#4,030
1990s	51	5	+113%	#5,865
2000s	142	14	+178%	#3,348
2010s	245	25	+73%	#3,236
2020s (to 2025)	163	27	+11%	#3,425

Where Aquiles is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 boys	Implied rank
2026	24	0.01	outside top 500
2027	24	0.01	outside top 500
2028	24	0.01	outside top 500
2029	24	0.01	outside top 500
2030	24	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Aquiles

Aquiles is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,258 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 646 American babies have been named Aquiles. Its peak came in 2012, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aquiles stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aquiles?

The median living Aquiles is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 600 people named Aquiles are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aquiles year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Boys	Boys rank
2025	24	#4,258
2024	27	#3,990
2023	30	#3,717
2022	20	#4,856
2021	30	#3,657
2020	32	#3,425
2019	18	#5,169
2018	32	#3,451
2017	32	#3,442
2016	31	#3,529
2015	18	#5,072
2014	17	#5,265
2013	23	#4,191
2012	34	#3,236
2011	20	#4,670
2010	20	#4,691
2009	20	#4,758
2008	33	#3,348
2007	26	#3,906
2006	19	#4,691
2005	17	#4,835
2004	12	#6,155
2003	10	#6,759
2002	–	–
2001	5	#10,667
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	8	#5,865
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	5	#5,511
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aquiles, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aquiles?

The median living Aquiles is about 12 years old. Half of all living Aquiless are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Aquiles are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Aquiles are alive in the United States, based on 646 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aquiles in 2025?

Aquiles ranked #4,258 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aquiles?

646 babies have been named Aquiles in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aquiles most popular?

Aquiles peaked in 2012, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Aquiles a boy or girl name?

Aquiles is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aquiles rising or falling?

Aquiles is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aquiles become more popular?

Aquiles looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 boys named Aquiles in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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