Apollos
Apollos was a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament. A contemporary and colleague of Paul the Apostle, he played an important role in the early development of the churches of Ephesus and Corinth.
Meaning & Origin of Apollos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Apollos was a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament. A contemporary and colleague of Paul the Apostle, he played an important role in the early development of the churches of Ephesus and Corinth.
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The Story of Apollos
Apollos first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 24 Apolloss were born — ranking #4,342 that year. As of 2026, Apollos ranks #4,557 for baby boys with 22 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 249 Apolloss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Apollos
Apollos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 249 births in the dataset. Apollos's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,342. Use the chart and map above to compare Apollos'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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