Recorded 1885–1994 Girls' name Peak 1986 94 births

Appolonia — girls' name

94 babies named Appolonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s61900s51910s51980s611990s12
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Appolonia was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

17 babies were named Appolonia in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Appolonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Appolonia between 1885 and 1994, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Appolonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Appolonia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Appolonia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Appolonia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Appolonia 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 94 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.

Appolonia at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

94

Since 1885

110 years of records

Peak year

1986

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1885

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 1994

Appolonia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1885

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1986)
17
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
05101520 19941990198919881987198619851917190118951885 5

Appolonia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
61 births that decade — 65% of Appolonia's all-time total
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Appolonia by state

Where Appolonia concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Appolonia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 5.3%
Louisiana share of Appolonia's total US births 5.3%

5 of 94 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Appolonia?
94 babies have been named Appolonia since 1885. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1986 with 17 births.
When was Appolonia most popular?
Appolonia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Appolonia most popular?
The top states for the name Appolonia are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Appolonia been used?
Appolonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 110 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Appolonia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Apple, Apphia, Appollonia, 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, 1885–1994 (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.