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Apollo

/əˈpɑloʊ/ · 100% boys · #445 in the US for boys, 2025

Apollo has been given to about 9,012 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/əˈpɑloʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,900
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Apollo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 820
  • Born in 2025708
  • All time9,012
  • England & Wales, 2025#842 · 39

How popular is Apollo?

Apollo ranks 445th among American boys in 2025, with 708 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 820 babies were given the name, ranking 389th. The typical living American called Apollo is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.

Names that sound like Apollo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Adolfo0.69
  2. Arlo0.63
  3. Arnoldo0.62
  4. Angelo0.57
  5. Alonzo0.56
  6. Alonso0.56
  7. Camilo0.54
  8. Danilo0.54

Middle names for Apollo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Apollo Paul0.89
  2. Apollo Lee0.89
  3. Apollo Dean0.88
  4. Apollo Blake0.88
  5. Apollo Bryce0.88
  6. Apollo Wade0.88

Sibling names for Apollo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Wilderbrother · 0.99
  2. Poppysister · 0.99
  3. Katalinasister · 0.99
  4. Briggsbrother · 0.99
  5. Luccabrother · 0.99
  6. Elorasister · 0.99

Where Apollo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.07%
  2. Nebraska0.06%
  3. New Mexico0.04%
  4. Colorado0.04%
  5. Iowa0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Apollo White0.84
  2. Apollo Reyes0.84
  3. Apollo Nguyen0.84
  4. Apollo Lee0.84
  5. Apollo Hill0.84
  6. Apollo Hall0.84

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 Apollo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Apollo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.