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The name Apollo peaked for girls at #12333 in 2021. Apollo is also used for boys, ranking #445 in 2025.

The name Apollo is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "destroyer; strength; father's light".

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With mythological names rising, the handsome son of Zeus and god of medicine, music, and poetry among many other things might offer an interesting, and melodic option. Similar in style to Atlas and Atticus and similar in sound to Arlo, Paolo, Paul, and Ollie, Apollo entered the US Top 1000 back in 2012, and was propelled upwards after it was chosen by Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale in 2014.
 
The exact source of the name is contested, though it is believed to have either Indo-European roots, giving it the meaning "strength", or to be adapted from the name of another god, Appaliunas, meaning "father's light". Alternatively, it may come from the Greek apollymi meaning "to destroy".
 
In mythology terms, Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto, and also the twin of the goddess Artemis. Along with the aforementioned poetry, music, and medicine, he was also considered the god of prophecy, law, beauty, wisdom, and the sun. 
 
Other cool associations include NASA's Apollo program, from 1961-72, that succeeded in putting the first humans on the moon when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed their lunar module and walked on the moon's surface. There's also the historic Apollo Theatre in Harlem, on whose stage the careers of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Artetha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, the Supremes, the Jackson 5, and countless others were launched.
 
In a recent year, it ranked in the Top 800 in England and Wales, while in the US, it placed just outside the Top 400.

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The name Apollo is currently ranked #445 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #389 in 2022. The name is most popular in APOLLO, APOLLO, and APOLLO. Apollo is occasionally used for girls in 2021.

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