Apphia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AF-ee-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,351 for girls
Apphia is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).
What does Apphia mean?
Greek: New Testament name, probably of Phrygian origin
Apphia is greeted by St Paul in his Letter to Philemon and is traditionally thought to be Philemon's wife.
Is Apphia a girl's or a boy's name?
Apphia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 32 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Apphia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Apphia, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Apphia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Apphia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
How popular is Apphia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,351among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 50,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Apphia, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. It first appears in the records in 1983.
2025 had the most girls named Apphia of any year since it first appeared, in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Apphia in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Apphia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4,770 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
Names like Apphia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria Sophia Alessia Pippa Dua Alora Alaia Arabella Lucia Esme Lyra Amara
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Apphia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/apphia, updated 20 October 2026.