Apollo

Where Apollo comes from

From Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).
— Wiktionary's entry for Apollo
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1760
    Apollo Mussin-Pushkin born
    Russian scientist
  2. 1820
    Apollo Korzeniowski born
    Polish writer
  3. 1965
    First appearance
    #3,537 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2022
    Peak, #389
    820 babies named Apollo — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Apollo Korzeniowski · Polish writer, 1820–1869
  • Apollo Mussin-Pushkin · Russian scientist, 1760–1805
  • Apollo Quiboloy · Filipino pastor and religious leader, born 1950
  • Apollo Papathanasio · Swedish musician, born 1969
  • Apollo Granforte · Italian opera singer, 1886–1975

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.