Achillies
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-KIL-eez
- Origin
- Greek
Achillies is a boys' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Achillies mean?
Greek: spelling of Achilles
In Greek myth Thetis dipped her son Achilles in the River Styx, leaving only his heel unprotected.
Is Achillies a girl's or a boy's name?
Achillies is a boys' name.
How popular is Achillies in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Achillies in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Achillies in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
Names like Achillies
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Augustus Alonzo Julius Silas Anderson August Atreus Ambrose Ulysses Henry Moses Artemis
Names related to Achillies
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Achillies: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/achillies, updated 20 October 2026.