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Apostolos

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Apostolos

Say it: a-POS-to-los

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Meaning

From Greek apostolos 'one sent out, apostle'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A modern Greek religious name.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

051018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1976per million babies of that sex
  • 233 babies given this name since 1966
  • At its height in 1976, about 1 in 120,800 boys
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Greek

The family of the name

Other spellings: Tolis

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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