Girls' name · since 1895
Apollonia
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 718 babies named Apollonia, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,768 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1895
- 1980s
- peak decade
718 babies have been named Apollonia since 1895, making it today's #4768 girls' name.
Apollonia has 718 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4768 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #9,364 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,768 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 718 born since 1895
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apollonia ranks #9,364 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,768 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 718 born since 1895, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,768 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1895
- 1980s
- peak decade
Apollonia's 718 recorded births place it above 87.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Apollonia compares
718 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Apollonia's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Apollonia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 718 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Apollonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Apollonia's full recorded timeline at 2004, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Apollonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Apollonia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (206 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Apollonia's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Apollonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
206 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 206 births (29% of all-time use).
How Apollonia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Apollonia's total volume
Apollonia by state
Where Apollonia concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 20 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #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% |
34 of 718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Apollonia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (206 total births) through the 2020s (136) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Apollonias (34 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 Apollonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Apollonia 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.