April

Meaning: The month of April
Origin: English — From the name of the month, from Latin Aprilis

Girl's name · #542 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

April's best rank, #23, came in 1979; it has stepped well back to #542 today. Roughly 243,000 girls have been named April since 1917.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#97 in Ecuador (2025) · #164 in Scotland (2025) · #273 in Ireland (2025) · #321 in England & Wales (2025) · #334 in N. Ireland (2025) · #427 in France (2025) · #550 in Belgium (2025) · #653 in Canada (2025) · #1,029 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #3,131 in Italy (2024) · #327 in New Zealand (2024) and 2 more.

Famous Aprils

April Bowlby — American actress (born 1980)
April Winchell — American actress, voice actress and comedian (born 1960)
April Pearson — British actress (born 1989)
April Margera — American reality television personality (born 1956)
April Ashley — English transgender activist (1935–2021)

In stories & tradition

April O'Neil — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comics)
April Kepner — Fictional character from Grey's Anatomy
April Ryan — The Longest Journey (video game)

What Aprils become

Among 306 notable people named April:

Entertainers appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. April Bowlby, American actress (born 1980).

Similar names: Monica · Julie · Alison · Alicia · Angela · Amanda

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