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Apollo

Boy

Meaning of Apollo: Greek: 'destroyer'

Apollo is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 461st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 685th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#461

708 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#685

53 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,012

First recorded 1965 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 39 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 22 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 41 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 48 babies2003: 31 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 72 babies2007: 93 babies2008: 80 babies2009: 80 babies2010: 142 babies20102011: 143 babies2012: 203 babies2013: 205 babies2014: 288 babies2015: 323 babies2016: 470 babies2017: 529 babies2018: 552 babies2019: 590 babies2020: 671 babies20202021: 794 babies2022: 820 babies2023: 718 babies2024: 781 babies2025: 708 babies
US babies named Apollo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 820.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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