girl's name
Apolline
ah-poh-LEEN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 21,544
France
#58
2025 births
Apolline is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "belonging to Apollo," the French feminine of Apollinaris. It ranks fifty-eighth in France, and our records carry it only from 2007, making it one of the newest names in the French top sixty.
- Apolline is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2016, when 960 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 791 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Apolline over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 155 |
| 1910s | 70 |
| 1920s | 50 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 35 |
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 450 |
| 1990s | 2,785 |
| 2000s | 4,955 |
| 2010s | 8,080 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,655 |
What Apolline means
Apolline means belonging to Apollo, or dedicated to Apollo. The god's own name has no agreed derivation, so the meaning stops there rather than resolving into a quality, though some sources render it as destroyer from a disputed Greek root.
Where Apolline comes from
Apolline is the French feminine of the Latin Apollinaris, of Apollo. Apollo's own name is of uncertain origin and may not be Greek at all; the ancient derivation from apollymi, to destroy, offered by Aeschylus in a pun, is a folk etymology rather than a real one, which is why some reference sites give Apolline as meaning destroyer. Saint Apollonia was an Alexandrian deaconess martyred in 249, whose teeth were broken before her death, making her the patron of dentists and of those in toothache. The French revival of her name belongs to the same wave of nineteenth-century and saints' names that has returned Augustin, Basile and Capucine.
Apolline in use
Apolline ranks fifty-eighth in France with about 745 births in 2025 and its peak in our records is 2024. Our French series carries it only from 2007, so its entire recorded history is under two decades. It is essentially unused elsewhere: beyond 4,100 in England and Wales and beyond 10,700 in the United States.
How popular is Apolline?
In 2025, Apolline was given to 745 babies in France, ranking #58 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Apolline is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Apolline
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Apolline also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Apolline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Apolline
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Apolline in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Apolline
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Apolline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Apolline
What does the name Apolline mean?
Apolline means "belonging to Apollo." Apollo's own name has no agreed derivation.
Does Apolline mean destroyer?
Some sources say so, from an ancient pun on apollymi. It is a folk etymology rather than a real derivation.
Who was Saint Apollonia?
An Alexandrian deaconess martyred in 249, patron saint of dentists and of those suffering toothache.
How new is Apolline?
Our records carry it only from 2007.
How popular is the name Apolline?
In 2025, Apolline was given to 745 babies in France, ranking #58 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Apolline a girl's or a boy's name?
Apolline is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Apolline?
Apolline has 3 syllables.
When was Apolline most popular?
Apolline peaked in 2016, when 960 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Apolline?
Apolline is usually shortened to Apollo, Aline and Polly.
Is Apolline a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Apolline currently ranks #58 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.