Is Apollo a boy or girl name?
Apollo is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 776 boys were named Apollo, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 8,294 US babies named Apollo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #414
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Apollo since 1965
- 8,294
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 820 babies
Boys and girls named Apollo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 263 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 144 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 512 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,442 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,765 | 12 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 776 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 717 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 820 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 787 | #397 | 7 | #12,333 |
| 2020 | 665 | #448 | 5 | #15,322 |
| 2019 | 590 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 552 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 528 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 470 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 322 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 288 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 205 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 203 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 142 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 80 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 80 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 93 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,746 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,692 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,800 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,847 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,123 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,010 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,807 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,896 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,856 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,123 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,832 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,869 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,628 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,615 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,968 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,968 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,862 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,636 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,571 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Apollo reached #389 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #12,333 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.