Achille
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-SHEEL
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Achille is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Achille mean?
Greek: French and Italian form of Achilles
French and Italian form of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior in Homer's Iliad.
Is Achille a girl's or a boy's name?
Achille is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Achille in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Achille, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Achille in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
Names like Achille
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore Archie George Arthur Louie Ambrose Georgie Ollie Albert Albie Jesse Theo
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Achille: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/achille, updated 20 October 2026.