Apolinar

#9,782 in 2025Boys' name

Of Apollo

Apolinar has been given to 1,304 babies in the U.S. since 1915. In 2025 it ranked #9,782 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1981, with 28 recorded.

Babies named Apolinar, 2025

1 in 474,000

Apolinar over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Apolinar: meaning, origin, and history

Of Apollo

Spanish

What Apolinar means

Apolinar means “of Apollo”, associated with Apollināris.

Origin, language, and formation

Apolinar is used in Spanish and Tagalog. Its origins include Spanish.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Spanish, Apolinar is pronounced /apoliˈnaɾ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,299 boys were recorded with the name Apolinar between 1915 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 28 in 1981; its best national rank was #1,293 in 1934.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #12,154 in 2020 to #9,782 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #10,751 in 2015 to #9,782 in 2025.

In the United States, 5 girls were recorded with the name Apolinar between 1927 and 1927. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1927; its best national rank was #4,835 in 1927.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Apolinar?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 474,000; 7 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 244,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #9,782; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 328,272 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Apolinar sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 328,272 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Apolinar. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Apolinars were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Apolinar was born before 1970 — so the typical Apolinar is around 55 today.

Median birth year: 1970; About 55 years old
Biggest decade: 1980s; 12.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 15.2%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 884; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1980s — 12.9% of all recorded uses (167).

Is Apolinar rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: +2,372; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: +969; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.17×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 25.0%; Peak was 1981 (28)
Years since peak: 44; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 50.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,293; 1934

Where Apolinar is used

Across 1910–2025, Apolinar was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in 25,000 boys, against 1 in 43,479 across all states with data. It was least common in California (1 in 100,000).

14 per 100,000

State popularity map

Most concentrated

1Texas1 in 25,000
2California1 in 100,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Apolinar has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Apolinar by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #9,782
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 2,372
Best rank ever: #1,293; 1934
Peak year: 1981; 28 that year
First recorded: 1915
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 1,299
Count in 2025: 7

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,835; 1927
Peak year: 1927; 5 that year
First recorded: 1927
Last recorded: 1927
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Apolinar

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Apolonio Apollos Ragnar Apollo Einar Apostolos Apolo Connar Gunnar Konnar Tannar Apostolis Conar Gunar Hunar Anar Tanar Cinar Krenar Runar Konar Lunar Manar

Sibling names for Apolinar

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Charissa Christen Catrina Holli Tosha Malissa Chrystal Tabatha

For a brother

Jerod Derrell Torrey Jerrod Whitney Shon Jarrod Elizabeth

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