How popular is the name April?

April ranks 190th among girls' names in US records, with 243,434 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,577.

Is April a unisex name?

No. April is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1980, when 11,489 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#190 of girl names

Pronounced EY1 P R AH0 L (ARPABET)

April is a girls' name, and first appears in 1917. It has been given to 243,434 children — the 190th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 27% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1980, when 11,489 children were given it.

1980Girls: 11,489Boys: 45

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name April?: April ranks 190th among girls' names in US records, with 243,434 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,577.
Is April a unisex name?: No. April is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was April most popular?: 1980, when 11,489 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.