Given name
Apollos
“of apollo”
Apollos is used as a given name.
Original GreekΑπολλως
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Apollos means “of apollo.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Apollos is a variant of Apollo. An origin associated with Apollo is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Apollos is a variant of Apollo. The history of Apollo gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Apollo is associated with the god of archery, music, and poetry.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Apollos appears in Acts 18:24-25, Acts 19:1-7, Galatians 3:28 and 3 other passages.
- Acts 18:24-25
- Acts 19:1-7
- Galatians 3:28
- Colossians 3:11
- Luke 4:23-30
- Titus 3:13
From biblical name research
Apollos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 229
- 229 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,408 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,408 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Apollos’s family of names
Apollos has a related form in Apollo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 12
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Paulshares a root
- Apollyonshares a root
- Tiglath-pilesershares a root
- Pulshares a root
- Pelethshares a root
- Pelaiahshares a root
- Pallushares a root
- Palalshares a root
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