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April

Girl

Meaning of April: Latin: 'to open'

April is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 537th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 360th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#537

557 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#360

121 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

243,592

First recorded 1917 · peak 1980

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11,429 babies1982: 10,100 babies1983: 8,232 babies1984: 7,585 babies1985: 6,716 babies1986: 5,710 babies1987: 5,320 babies1988: 4,858 babies1989: 4,760 babies1990: 4,584 babies19901991: 3,864 babies1992: 3,241 babies1993: 2,949 babies1994: 2,532 babies1995: 2,076 babies1996: 1,764 babies1997: 1,602 babies1998: 1,662 babies1999: 1,559 babies2000: 1,451 babies20002001: 1,300 babies2002: 1,252 babies2003: 1,118 babies2004: 1,185 babies2005: 1,055 babies2006: 1,035 babies2007: 1,093 babies2008: 1,022 babies2009: 914 babies2010: 842 babies20102011: 796 babies2012: 785 babies2013: 718 babies2014: 795 babies2015: 807 babies2016: 824 babies2017: 695 babies2018: 656 babies2019: 636 babies2020: 585 babies20202021: 594 babies2022: 588 babies2023: 588 babies2024: 609 babies2025: 557 babies
US babies named April per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 11,429.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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