Recorded 1984–1993 Girls' name Peak 1985 55 births

Appollonia — girls' name

55 babies named Appollonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s501990s5
1980s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Appollonia was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

27 babies were named Appollonia in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Appollonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Appollonia between 1984 and 1993, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Appollonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Appollonia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Appollonia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Appollonia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Appollonia 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 55 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.

Appollonia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

55

Since 1984

10 years of records

Peak year

1985

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1984

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1993

Appollonia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1984

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1985)
27
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Appollonia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 91% of Appollonia's all-time total
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Appollonia by state

Where Appollonia concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Appollonia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 9.1%
Illinois share of Appollonia's total US births 9.1%

5 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Appollonia?
55 babies have been named Appollonia since 1984. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1985 with 27 births.
When was Appollonia most popular?
Appollonia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Appollonia most popular?
The top states for the name Appollonia are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Appollonia been used?
Appollonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 10 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Appollonia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Apple, Apphia, Appolonia, Appie, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–1993 (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.