Apollo

Last seen for girls in 2021 at #12,206 · #445 for boys in 2025, 708 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 820 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,000
since 1965

Apollo over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Apollo has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#445708
2024—#413781
2023—#434718
2022—#389820
2021#12,2067#397787
2020#15,0885#448666
2019—#489590
2018—#512552
2017—#535529
2016—#586470
2015—#749323
2014—#795288
2013—#974205
2012—#983203
2011—#1,219143
2010—#1,240142
2009—#1,83980
2008—#1,82580
2007—#1,65093
2006—#1,87772
2005—#2,56743
2004—#2,74138
2003—#3,04431
2002—#2,19548
2001—#5,66712
2000—#4,78515
1999—#3,83419
1998—#3,59720
1997—#6,1009
1996—#5,9829
1995—#4,79112
1994—#5,8689
1993—#6,8167
1992—#4,11414
1991—#2,82823
1990—#2,86522
1989—#3,61815
1988—#2,68221
1987—#2,11528
1986—#1,58841
1985—#1,91630
1984—#2,29222
1983—#2,14024
1982—#1,56339
1981—#2,41820
1980—#2,21323
1979—#1,37046
1978—#1,91326
1977—#4,5827
1976—#4,9356
1975—#3,9418
1974—#3,8378
1973—#2,85712
1972—#3,6228
1971—#2,55814
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1965—#3,5376
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First appearance
1965

The first year at least five boys were named Apollo! It came in at #3,537, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1966–1968, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Apollo is popular in 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedNHWashington: #300 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,285 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #301 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,257 boysMNIllinois: #477 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,567 boysILWisconsin: #478 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,433 boysWIMichigan: #339 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,653 boysMINew York: #435 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,476 boysNYMassachusetts: #410 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,376 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedRIOregon: #280 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,060 boysORNevada: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 741 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedSDIowa: #456 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,008 boysIAIndiana: #323 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,424 boysINOhio: #349 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,694 boysOHPennsylvania: #532 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,262 boysPANew Jersey: #523 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,120 boysNJConnecticut: #381 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,996 boysCTCalifornia: #351 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 1,770 boysCAUtah: #460 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,133 boysUTColorado: #264 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,033 boysCONebraska: #428 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,778 boysNEMissouri: #315 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,359 boysMOKentucky: #411 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,985 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #338 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,564 boysVAMaryland: #708 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,158 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedDEArizona: #352 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,553 boysAZNew Mexico: #324 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,171 boysNMKansas: #450 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,972 boysKSArkansas: #306 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,182 boysARTennessee: #523 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,757 boysTNNorth Carolina: #413 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,041 boysNCSouth Carolina: #548 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,894 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #346 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,381 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Apollo, so not publishedMSAlabama: #547 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,752 boysALGeorgia: #434 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,099 boysGAHawaii: #241 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 685 boysHITexas: #454 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 2,410 boysTXFlorida: #343 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,687 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#204 · 1 in 741
  2. Hawaii#241 · 1 in 685
  3. Colorado#264 · 1 in 1,033
  4. Oregon#280 · 1 in 1,060
  5. Washington#300 · 1 in 1,285

Best ever in a state: #169 in Hawaii, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#204161 in 741
Hawaii#24151 in 685
Colorado#264251 in 1,033
Oregon#280151 in 1,060
Washington#300261 in 1,285
Minnesota#301201 in 1,257
Arkansas#306111 in 1,182
Missouri#315211 in 1,359
Indiana#323231 in 1,424
New Mexico#32461 in 1,171
Virginia#338251 in 1,564
Michigan#339261 in 1,653
Florida#343551 in 1,687
Oklahoma#346131 in 1,381
Ohio#349321 in 1,694
California#3511071 in 1,770
Arizona#352211 in 1,553
Connecticut#38171 in 1,996
Massachusetts#410121 in 2,376
Kentucky#411101 in 1,985
North Carolina#413251 in 2,041
Nebraska#42851 in 1,778
Georgia#434241 in 2,099
New York#435361 in 2,476
Kansas#45071 in 1,972
Texas#454711 in 2,410
Iowa#45671 in 2,008
Utah#46091 in 2,133
Illinois#477211 in 2,567
Wisconsin#478101 in 2,433
New Jersey#523131 in 3,120
Tennessee#523131 in 2,757
Pennsylvania#532171 in 3,262
Alabama#54781 in 2,752
South Carolina#54871 in 2,894
Maryland#70861 in 4,158
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Apollo
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 32 spots since 2024 (#413 → #445)
  • 3 spots since 2020 (#448 → #445)
  • 304 spots since 2015 (#749 → #445)
  • Biggest jump: 236 spots in 2012 (#1,219 → #983)
  • Biggest drop: 45 spots in 2023 (#389 → #434)
Rise & fade · boys
57 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1965
  • Peaked 2022 at #389 (820 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 2012–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,129
  • Highest: 1 in 2,129 boys born in 2022 were named Apollo (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,413 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 49.8% of all boys named Apollo (4,480) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s21#2,217 (1969)#2,877
1970s135#1,370 (1979)#3,291
1980s263#1,563 (1982)#2,255
1990s144#2,828 (1991)#4,680
2000s512#1,650 (2007)#2,819
2010s3,445#489 (2019)#808
2020s4,480#389 (2022)#421

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Apollo in 2021

girls
#12,206
7 births · 1 in 234,409 girls
boys
#397
787 births · 1 in 2,223 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #12,206Apollo7

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #397Apollo787
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 234,409 of them was named Apollo, which outranked 30.9% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Apollo
  1. #11,146Zyleah8
  2. #11,146Zylia8
  3. #11,146Zyriah8
  4. #12,206Apollo7
  5. #12,206Aadhini7
  6. #12,206Aaditri7
  7. #12,206Aala7
  8. #13,464Aadhvika6
  9. #13,464Aakifah6
  10. #13,464Aaleya6

Tied with 1,257 names at #12,206; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 437Raya#932 → #495
  2. ↑ 396Wrenley#893 → #497
  3. ↑ 298Angelique#1,173 → #875
  4. ↑ 283Emberlynn#1,241 → #958
  5. ↑ 276Flora#924 → #648
Fallers
  1. ↓ 475Denisse#852 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 347Denise#876 → #1,223
  3. ↓ 267Karen#821 → #1,088
  4. ↓ 227Keily#854 → #1,081
  5. ↓ 227Nathalie#911 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,223 of them was named Apollo, which outranked 97.2% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Apollo
  1. #394Jared806
  2. #395Franklin801
  3. #396Clark794
  4. #397Apollo787
  5. #397Noel787
  6. #399Marco786
  7. #400Archie784
  8. #401Garrett775

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 536Amiri#1,295 → #759
  2. ↑ 438Eliam#1,177 → #739
  3. ↑ 343Colter#972 → #629
  4. ↑ 333Ozzy#1,046 → #713
  5. ↑ 299Loyal#1,053 → #754
Fallers
  1. ↓ 352Jaxtyn#585 → #937
  2. ↓ 259Karsyn#698 → #957
  3. ↓ 231Xzavier#976 → #1,207
  4. ↓ 208Tristen#846 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 208Willie#992 → #1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021 →