Apolinar
Apolinar is a masculine given name which may refer to:Apolinar de Jesús Soto Quesada (1827–1911), Bolivian politician Apolinar Serrano (1833–1876), Spanish bishop of Havana Apolinar Velez (1865–1939), Filipino politician
Meaning & Origin of Apolinar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Apolinar is a masculine given name which may refer to:Apolinar de Jesús Soto Quesada (1827–1911), Bolivian politician Apolinar Serrano (1833–1876), Spanish bishop of Havana Apolinar Velez (1865–1939), Filipino politician
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The Story of Apolinar
Apolinar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 28 Apolinars were born — ranking #1,943 that year. As of 2026, Apolinar ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Apolinars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Apolinar
Phonetically similar names — useful when Apolinar is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Apollinaire
- Appalling
- Appealing
- Abolisher
- Molinar
- Opalina
- Appellant
- Appealant
- Apala
- Uplander
- Apollo
- Abolish
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About the name Apolinar
Apolinar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Apolinar's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #1,943. Use the chart and map above to compare Apolinar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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