U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Apollo

Apollo has been climbing in recent years. All-time it's been given to 9,012 U.S. babies, the 810th most common name by sound today, peaking at 820 in 2022, with 708 in 2025.

Apollo has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).