Recorded 1909–2018 Boys' name Peak 1925 1,470 births

Apolonio — boys' name

1,470 babies named Apolonio in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s701920s2421930s1541940s1651950s1481960s1351970s1621980s1521990s1242000s872010s26
1920s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Apolonio was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

33 babies were named Apolonio in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Apolonio

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,470 babies named Apolonio between 1909 and 2018, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Apolonio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Apolonio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Apolonio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 732 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Apolonio in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Apolonio 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 1,470 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.

Apolonio at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,470

Since 1909

110 years of records

Peak year

1925

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1909

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2018

Apolonio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1909

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1925)
33
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Apolonio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
242 births that decade — 16% of Apolonio's all-time total
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Apolonio by state

Where Apolonio concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Apolonio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
732 49.8%
#2 California
126 8.6%
#3 New Mexico
11 0.7%
Texas share of Apolonio's total US births 49.8%
Even split

732 of 1,470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Apolonio?
1,470 babies have been named Apolonio since 1909. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1925 with 33 births.
When was Apolonio most popular?
Apolonio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Apolonio most popular?
The top states for the name Apolonio are Texas (732 births), California (126 births), New Mexico (11 births).
How long has the name Apolonio been used?
Apolonio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 110 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Apolonio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Apollo, Apolinar, Apostolos, Apolo, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1909–2018 (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.