Boys' name · since 1965
Apollo
9,000 babies named Apollo in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #446 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,000
- born since 1965
- 2020s
- peak decade
9,000 babies have been named Apollo since 1965, making it today's #446 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Apollo recorded 9,000 times among boys since 1965, holding rank #446 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #1,283 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #446 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,000 born since 1965
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apollo ranks #1,283 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #446 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,000 born since 1965, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #446 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,000
- born since 1965
- 2020s
- peak decade
Apollo's 9,000 recorded births place it above 97.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Apollo compares
9,000 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Apollo's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Apollo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,000 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 820 | 34 | 22,252 |
Apollo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Apollo's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 820, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Apollo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 820
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Apollo popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2020 (Apollo as girls' name)
Apollo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (4,480 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Apollo's strongest decade.
4,480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Apollo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 263
1980s
263 births
- 1990s 144
1990s
144 births
- 2000s 512
2000s
512 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,445 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,480 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,480 births (50% of all-time use).
How Apollo 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 Apollo's total volume
Apollo by state
Where Apollo concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,361 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 779 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 503 | 5.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 337 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 307 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 295 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 259 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 235 | 2.6% |
1,361 of 9,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Apollo appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Apollos (1,361 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Apollo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Apollo 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.