Apollo
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Apollo is one of the Olympian deities. His numerous functions include healing, prophecy, music, poetry, and archery. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. He is considered to be the most beautiful god and is represented as the ideal of the kouros. In the 5th century BC, his worship was imported to Rome.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Apollo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Apollo is one of the Olympian deities. His numerous functions include healing, prophecy, music, poetry, and archery. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. He is considered to be the most beautiful god and is represented as the ideal of the kouros. In the 5th century BC, his worship was imported to Rome.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
Etymology
The Story of Apollo
American parents first put Apollo on the record books as a baby boy name in 1965, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 820 Apollos were born — ranking #389 that year. About 54% of every Apollo on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Apollo ranks #405 for baby boys with 794 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Apollo
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Apollo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Apollon
Names that sound like Apollo
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About the name Apollo
Apollo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Apollo's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #389. Use the chart and map above to compare Apollo'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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