Boys' name · since 2002
Apolo
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 252 babies named Apolo, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,608 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
252 babies have been named Apolo since 2002, making it today's #4217 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apolo has been recorded 252 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #4217 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #11,608 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,217 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 252 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apolo ranks #11,608 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,217 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 252 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,608 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Apolo's 252 recorded births place it above 74.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Apolo compares
252 42nd percentile among 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
Apolo's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Apolo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 252 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Apolo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Apolo's full recorded timeline at 2015, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Apolo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Apolo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (106 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Apolo's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Apolo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 106 births (42% of all-time use).
Apolo by state
Where Apolo concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
12 of 252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Apolo's data
- Florida records the most Apolos (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Apolo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Apolo 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.