Given name & surname
Apache
“a tribal name”
Apache is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Apache through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 16 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 as a first name in 2020; 225 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Apache’s family of names
Apache has a related form in Apachea. Apache has a related form in Apachee. Apache has a related form in Apachey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
Similar names
If you love Apache, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kele
“resembling a sparrow hawk”
54% boys · 46% girls
Bly
“a tall child”
83% boys · 17% girls
Hardeep
74% boys · 26% girls
Emrah
“one who is brotherly”
83% boys · 17% girls
Kaelan
“a mighty warrior”
85% boys · 15% girls
Wen
“one who is fairskinned” · “a beloved friend”
55% boys · 45% girls
Deaven
76% boys · 24% girls
Ryhan
84% boys · 16% girls