Given name & surname
Apolonio
“a follower of Apollo”
Apolonio is a variant of Apollonio. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of Apollo.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Apolonio is a variant of Apollonio. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of Apollo.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Apolonio is a variant of Apollonio. An origin associated with Apollonio is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Apolonio developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀπολλώνιος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Apolonio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,470
- 1,470 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 33 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 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,308 as a first name in 2020; 735 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.
Apolonio’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Apolonio developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀπολλώνιος. Apolonio has a related form in Apollonio. In Spanish usage, Apolonio has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Apolônio.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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