Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Opening buds of spring: born in April.
Opening up, evocative of the opening of flower buds in the spring; born in or belonging to the month April - English
Syllables
2
Themes
- Green
- Nature
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of April
Pronunciation
a-pril, ap-ril
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #1410, 45 births); most recent 2004 (rank #11342, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #25, 11,475 births); most recent 2025 (rank #542, 557 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 557 |
| 2024 | – | 607 |
| 2023 | – | 587 |
| 2022 | – | 588 |
| 2021 | – | 594 |
| 2020 | – | 585 |
| 2019 | – | 635 |
| 2018 | – | 656 |
| 2017 | – | 694 |
| 2016 | – | 824 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #146, 300 births); most recent 2025 (rank #321, 136 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 136 |
| 2024 | 121 |
| 2023 | 159 |
| 2022 | 160 |
| 2021 | 185 |
| 2020 | 179 |
| 2019 | 195 |
| 2018 | 233 |
| 2017 | 239 |
| 2016 | 259 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #325, 188 births); most recent 2023 (rank #377, 149 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 149 |
| 2022 | 188 |
| 2021 | 187 |
| 2020 | 113 |
| 2019 | 147 |
| 2018 | 132 |
| 2017 | 113 |
| 2016 | 98 |
| 2015 | 87 |
| 2014 | 68 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #147, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2016 | 33 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #147, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #164, 25 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2016 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #195, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #60, 55 births); most recent 2022 (rank #380, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence