US rank #6154 Girls' name Peak 1985 690 births

Apollonia — #6154 US girls' name

690 babies named Apollonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#6154
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Apollonia was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

67 babies were named Apollonia in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Apollonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 690 babies named Apollonia between 1895 and 2024, spanning 130 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Apollonia currently holds the #6154 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Apollonia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Apollonia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Apollonia in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Apollonia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 690 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Apollonia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

690

Since 1895

130 years of records

Peak year

1985

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#6,154

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1895

Recorded for 130 years

Last year on file: 2024

Apollonia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1895

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1985)
67
Annual births at peak — across 130 years of records
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Apollonia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
206 births that decade — 30% of Apollonia's all-time total
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Apollonia by state

Where Apollonia concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Apollonia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 4.9%
#2 Louisiana
20 2.9%
#3 Texas
16 2.3%
#4 Florida
12 1.7%
#5 Georgia
5 0.7%
#6 Michigan
5 0.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
#8 South Carolina
5 0.7%
California share of Apollonia's total US births 4.9%
Even split

34 of 690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Apollonia?
690 babies have been named Apollonia since 1895. It currently ranks #6154 among girls. The peak year was 1985 with 67 births.
When was Apollonia most popular?
Apollonia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Apollonia most popular?
The top states for the name Apollonia are California (34 births), Louisiana (20 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Apollonia been used?
Apollonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 130 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Apollonia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Apolonia, Apoorva, Apolline, Aponi, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1895–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.