Meaning of the nameApolônia

Female
Greek origin
A-po-lô-ni-a

Apolônia is a feminine name of Greek origin, the feminine form of Apollonios, a name linked to the god Apollo, with an uncertain etymology.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,775 people named Apolônia, the 5,560th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Meaning

The meaning of Apolônia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,775
Rank in Brazil: #5,560
Median age: 68 years
2010 Census: 2,532; people

Apolônia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Apolônia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (422 people).

1,764 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Apolônia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Apolônia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.004%
Paraná 0.002%
Bahia 0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
Santa Catarina	279	0.004%
Paraná	211	0.002%
São Paulo	186	0.000%
Bahia	146	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	102	0.001%
Pernambuco	94	0.001%
Ceará	86	0.001%
Pará	86	0.001%
Maranhão	76	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	64	0.002%
Paraíba	62	0.002%
Minas Gerais	56	0.000%
Espírito Santo	54	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	52	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	48	0.000%
Piauí	36	0.001%
Goiás	27	0.000%
Amazonas	26	0.001%
Mato Grosso	23	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Apolônia

Apolônia is the feminine form of the Greek name Apollonios, which Behind the Name derives from the name of the god Apollo; according to the same source, the origin of Apollo's name is uncertain and has no established meaning. Wiktionary records Apolônia as the standard spelling in Brazilian Portuguese, alongside Apolónia, used in Portugal, and reports that Apolónia also named cities and colonies of ancient Greece. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,775 people named Apolônia, with a median age of 68.

Sources

Wiktionary: Apolônia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Wiktionary: Apolónia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Apollonia · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Apollo · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Apollonios · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Apolonia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Apolônia

What does the name Apolônia mean?

The meaning of Apolônia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Apolônia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,775 people with the first name Apolônia, which ranks it number 5,560 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Apolônia a boy's or a girl's name?

Apolônia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,764 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Apolônia?

Apolônia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Apolônia most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Apolônia (279 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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