Meaning of the nameAquiles

Male
Greek origin
A-qui-les

Aquiles is a male name of Greek origin, the Portuguese form of the name of the hero of the Iliad, whose meaning is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Aquiles is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 11,151
Rank in Brazil: #1,580
Median age: 11 years
2010 Census: 6,196; people

Aquiles in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Aquiles, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (3,869 people).

123 women 11,028 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Aquiles is most common

States with the highest share of people named Aquiles in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Ceará 0.009%
Maranhão 0.009%
Amazonas 0.008%
Pernambuco 0.008%
Paraíba 0.008%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,667	0.004%
Minas Gerais	1,083	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	886	0.006%
Ceará	758	0.009%
Pernambuco	737	0.008%
Bahia	719	0.005%
Maranhão	582	0.009%
Rio Grande do Sul	560	0.005%
Paraná	502	0.004%
Santa Catarina	392	0.005%
Pará	382	0.005%
Amazonas	325	0.008%
Paraíba	321	0.008%
Goiás	309	0.004%
Espírito Santo	255	0.007%
Piauí	251	0.008%
Rio Grande do Norte	248	0.008%
Mato Grosso	204	0.006%
Distrito Federal	171	0.006%
Alagoas	151	0.005%
Rondônia	122	0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul	119	0.004%
Sergipe	104	0.005%
Tocantins	103	0.007%
Acre	75	0.009%
Roraima	68	0.011%
Amapá	57	0.008%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Aquiles

Aquiles is of Greek origin: it comes from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús), the name of the hero of Homer's Iliad, and the Latin form is Achillēs. Wiktionary gives the origin of the Greek name as uncertain, and Behind the Name says the same: it may be linked to achos, 'pain', or to the name of the river Achelous. Most people named Aquiles were born from 2000 onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,151 people named Aquiles, with a median age of 11. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.

Sources

Wiktionary: Aquiles · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Aquiles (Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Ἀχιλλεύς (Ancient Greek) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Achilles · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Aquiles

What does the name Aquiles mean?

The meaning of Aquiles is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Aquiles in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,151 people with the first name Aquiles, which ranks it number 1,580 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Aquiles a boy's or a girl's name?

Aquiles is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 123 women and 11,028 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Aquiles?

Aquiles is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Aquiles most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.009% of the state's population is named Aquiles (758 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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