Total births
257
Girls' name · since 1983
Apphia
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 257 babies named Apphia, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4828
- among girls today
- 257
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Apphia is the #4828 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 257 recorded since 1983.
Apphia has 257 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4828 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #4828 among girls today
- 257 born since 1983
- 2020s peak decade
- 73% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Apphia is currently the #4828 girls' name in America, more common than 73% of girls - 257 born since 1983, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4828
- among girls today
- 257
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- more common than other girls
Apphia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#4828
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 73% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Apphia was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
32 babies were named Apphia in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Apphia compares
257 42th percentile among 17,726 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
Apphia's all-time total is 33% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Apphia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 48 | 19,840 |
Apphia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Apphia's full recorded timeline at 2014, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Apphia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#4,828
Active since
1983
Apphia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Apphia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Apphia's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Apphia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 122 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Apphia? ▼
Since 1983, Social Security records show 257 babies named Apphia. Today it holds rank #4828 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 32 births.
When was Apphia most popular? ▼
Apphia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Apphia been used? ▼
Records for Apphia go back to 1983, giving 43 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Apphia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Apple, Appolonia, Appollonia, Appie, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Apphia
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Applonia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Apphia: #4828 Girls' Name - 257 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/apphia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Apphia 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 June 2026.