Boys' name · since 1915
Apolinar
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,299 babies named Apolinar, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,788 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,299
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,299 babies have been named Apolinar since 1915, making it today's #9788 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apolinar has been recorded 1,299 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #9788 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,354 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,788 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,299 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apolinar ranks #4,354 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,788 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,299 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,788 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,299
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Apolinar's 1,299 recorded births place it above 90.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Apolinar compares
1,299 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Apolinar's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Apolinar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,299 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Apolinar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Apolinar splits its recorded history at 1969: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Apolinar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Apolinar popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1927 (Apolinar as girls' name)
Apolinar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (167 births, 13% of the file).
1980s was Apolinar's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Apolinar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
155 births
- 1930s
1930s
132 births
- 1940s
1940s
109 births
- 1950s
1950s
136 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
119 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 167 births (13% of all-time use).
How Apolinar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Apolinar's total volume
Apolinar by state
Where Apolinar concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 519 | 40.0% |
| #2 | California | | 187 | 14.4% |
519 of 1,299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Apolinar's data
- Apolinar's decade-level peak was the 1980s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Apolinars (519 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Apolinar
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Apolinar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Apolinar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.