Apia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Apia – Origin: Samoan – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: ah-PEE-uh


Apia is a Samoan unisex name. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Apia

Origin: Samoan.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Apia

Phonetic: ah-PEE-uh   IPA: /ɑːˈpiːə/

Popularity of Apia

Apia doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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