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Achim

100% boys · 35 born in 2025

Achim has been registered 193 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales193
Born in 202535

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Achim per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 38
  • Born in 202535
  • All time193
  • England & Wales, 2025#913 · 35

How popular is Achim?

Achim was given to 35 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2023, with 38 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Achim

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Chaim0.70
  2. Archie0.60
  3. Maxim0.60
  4. Jaheim0.57
  5. Karim0.55
  6. Ibrahim0.52
  7. Kim0.47
  8. Jim0.47

Middle names for Achim

Ranked by flow score
  1. Achim Paul0.77
  2. Achim John0.77
  3. Achim Lee0.77
  4. Achim Dean0.76
  5. Achim Blake0.76
  6. Achim Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Achim

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Gurbaazbrother · 0.95
  2. Brooksbrother · 0.95
  3. Rueeither · 0.95
  4. Krishivbrother · 0.95
  5. Gigisister · 0.95
  6. Munachimsoeither · 0.94

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded2017
  2. Peak year2023 · 38
  3. Years recorded9 of 30
  4. All time193

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Achim Reyes0.72
  2. Achim Nguyen0.72
  3. Achim Lee0.72
  4. Achim Hall0.72
  5. Achim Green0.72
  6. Achim Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Achim

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.