How Many People Are Named Apollo?
An estimated 8,211 people in the United States have the first name Apollo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Apollo peaked in popularity in 2022 with 820 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Apollo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Apollo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Apollo is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,211
About 1 in 41,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
820 births
Total Registered
8,294
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Apollo
Apollo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,294 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Apollo as a male name
Ranked #414 in 2024
776 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (820 births)
Apollo as a female name
Ranked #12,333 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (7 births)
Apollo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Apollo span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 3,777 babies were registered. Apollo remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Apollo by Decade
How has Apollo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Apollo by State
Birth registrations for Apollo span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Mississippi, Alaska, South Dakota. On average, about 158 Apollos were registered per state.
Apollo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Apollo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Apollo
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Apollo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Apollo?
We estimate approximately 8,211 people named Apollo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 41,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Apollo a common name?
Apollo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,294 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Apollo most popular?
Apollo reached peak popularity in 2022, when 820 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Apollo is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Apollo a male name?
Apollo is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Apollo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Apollo Smith, Apollo Johnson, Apollo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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