April
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AY-pril
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #297 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #542 for girls
April is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “the month of April”. In 2025 it ranked 297th for girls in the UK (165 babies) and 542nd for girls in the US (557 babies).
What does April mean?
English: the month, from Latin Aprilis
“the month of April”
The Latin Aprilis may come from aperire, 'to open', as buds open in spring.
More on Wiktionary.
Is April a girl's or a boy's name?
April is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 165 girls in the UK and 557 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is April in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #297among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 165about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 165 girls in the UK were named April, making it the 297th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 254th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 315 girls.
Half of all the girls named April in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 321st in England and Wales, 164th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.
April in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 165 | #297 |
| 2024 | 139 | #348 |
| 2023 | 182 | #274 |
| 2022 | 194 | #264 |
| 2021 | 220 | #247 |
| 2020 | 204 | #254 |
| 2019 | 226 | #236 |
| 2018 | 276 | #206 |
| 2017 | 267 | #213 |
| 2016 | 293 | #204 |
| 2015 | 309 | #193 |
| 2014 | 273 | #218 |
| 2013 | 218 | #249 |
| 2012 | 243 | #229 |
| 2011 | 199 | #274 |
| 2010 | 169 | #303 |
| 2009 | 153 | #330 |
| 2008 | 175 | #299 |
| 2007 | 150 | #332 |
| 2006 | 132 | #355 |
| 2005 | 136 | #330 |
| 2004 | 143 | #319 |
| 2003 | 155 | #292 |
| 2002 | 124 | #325 |
| 2001 | 132 | #306 |
| 2000 | 171 | #263 |
| 1999 | 174 | #261 |
| 1998 | 213 | #229 |
| 1997 | 257 | #191 |
| 1996 | 315 | #159 |
How popular is April in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #542among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 557about 1 in 2,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 557 girls in the US were named April, making it the 542nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 517th. Its busiest year was 1980, with 11,472 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917.
2025 had fewer girls named April than any year since 1951.
Half of all the girls named April in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 566 girls in the US were given April or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #535, up from #542 for this spelling alone.
- April 557
- Apryl 9
April in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 557 | #542 |
| 2024 | 609 | #502 |
| 2023 | 588 | #516 |
| 2022 | 588 | #530 |
| 2021 | 594 | #519 |
| 2020 | 585 | #517 |
| 2019 | 636 | #492 |
| 2018 | 656 | #477 |
| 2017 | 695 | #455 |
| 2016 | 824 | #405 |
| 2015 | 807 | #403 |
| 2014 | 795 | #405 |
| 2013 | 718 | #424 |
| 2012 | 785 | #395 |
| 2011 | 796 | #396 |
| 2010 | 842 | #375 |
| 2009 | 914 | #355 |
| 2008 | 1,022 | #329 |
| 2007 | 1,093 | #310 |
| 2006 | 1,035 | #317 |
| 2005 | 1,055 | #302 |
| 2004 | 1,180 | #277 |
| 2003 | 1,118 | #278 |
| 2002 | 1,252 | #254 |
| 2001 | 1,300 | #245 |
| 2000 | 1,451 | #214 |
| 1999 | 1,554 | #199 |
| 1998 | 1,662 | #182 |
| 1997 | 1,602 | #188 |
| 1996 | 1,764 | #177 |
| 1995 | 2,076 | #155 |
| 1994 | 2,521 | #127 |
| 1993 | 2,933 | #112 |
| 1992 | 3,231 | #103 |
| 1991 | 3,857 | #88 |
| 1990 | 4,572 | #73 |
| 1989 | 4,734 | #66 |
| 1988 | 4,840 | #65 |
| 1987 | 5,295 | #58 |
| 1986 | 5,677 | #53 |
| 1985 | 6,691 | #47 |
| 1984 | 7,566 | #42 |
| 1983 | 8,209 | #39 |
| 1982 | 10,060 | #32 |
| 1981 | 11,406 | #25 |
| 1980 | 11,472 | #26 |
| 1979 | 10,902 | #23 |
| 1978 | 9,590 | #27 |
| 1977 | 8,068 | #29 |
| 1976 | 7,761 | #30 |
| 1975 | 8,245 | #25 |
| 1974 | 8,454 | #28 |
| 1973 | 7,264 | #33 |
| 1972 | 6,120 | #48 |
| 1971 | 5,939 | #56 |
| 1970 | 4,603 | #82 |
| 1969 | 3,802 | #97 |
| 1968 | 3,622 | #96 |
| 1967 | 4,466 | #79 |
| 1966 | 3,251 | #108 |
| 1965 | 2,812 | #136 |
| 1964 | 2,602 | #151 |
| 1963 | 2,196 | #175 |
| 1962 | 1,814 | #199 |
| 1961 | 1,807 | #201 |
| 1960 | 1,934 | #191 |
| 1959 | 1,560 | #211 |
| 1958 | 1,352 | #224 |
| 1957 | 1,308 | #233 |
| 1956 | 1,212 | #236 |
| 1955 | 1,251 | #229 |
| 1954 | 950 | #273 |
| 1953 | 822 | #290 |
| 1952 | 824 | #281 |
| 1951 | 503 | #355 |
| 1950 | 394 | #401 |
| 1949 | 464 | #365 |
| 1948 | 383 | #407 |
| 1947 | 512 | #354 |
| 1946 | 460 | #352 |
| 1945 | 242 | #457 |
| 1944 | 165 | #568 |
| 1943 | 220 | #502 |
| 1942 | 232 | #485 |
| 1941 | 176 | #525 |
| 1940 | 105 | #675 |
| 1939 | 58 | #925 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,539 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,691 |
| 1935 | 15 | #2,094 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,566 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,539 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,234 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,933 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,586 |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,896 |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,338 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,568 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,616 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,143 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,762 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
Names like April
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Autumn Robyn Amber Marnie Holly Darcie Heidi Maria Hope Athena Melody Alana
Other spellings of April
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie
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, “April: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/april, updated 20 October 2026.