Apollo is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Apollo is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #445 for boy births in the United States (and #894 across all names), given to 708 babies. Apollo first appears in 1965 and peaked in 2022 (820 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 708 | 708 | — | #445 |
| 2024 | 781 | 781 | — | #413 |
| 2023 | 718 | 718 | — | #434 |
| 2022 | 820 | 820 | — | #389 |
| 2021 | 794 | 794 | #12,343 | #397 |
| 2020 | 671 | 671 | #15,328 | #448 |
| 2019 | 590 | 590 | — | #489 |
| 2018 | 552 | 552 | — | #512 |
| 2017 | 529 | 529 | — | #535 |
| 2016 | 470 | 470 | — | #586 |
| 2015 | 323 | 323 | — | #749 |
| 2014 | 288 | 288 | — | #796 |
| 2013 | 205 | 205 | — | #975 |
| 2012 | 203 | 203 | — | #983 |
| 2011 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,219 |
| 2010 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,241 |
| 2009 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,841 |
| 2008 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,825 |
| 2007 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,650 |
| 2006 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,877 |
| 2005 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,569 |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,746 |
| 2003 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,047 |
| 2002 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,197 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,692 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,801 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | — | #3,847 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,601 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,123 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,011 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | — | #4,807 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #5,897 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | — | #6,859 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | — | #4,123 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | — | #2,832 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | — | #2,869 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | — | #3,628 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | — | #2,690 |
| 1987 | 28 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1986 | 41 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1985 | 30 | — | — | #1,918 |
| 1984 | 22 | — | — | #2,296 |
| 1983 | 24 | — | — | #2,142 |
| 1982 | 39 | — | — | #1,568 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | — | #2,422 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | #2,218 |
| 1979 | 46 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1978 | 26 | — | — | #1,917 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #4,614 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #4,967 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #3,966 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | — | #2,861 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,638 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | — | #2,571 |
| 1969 | 15 | — | — | #2,220 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,553 |