April
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About April
A favorite back in the 70s and 80s when it ranked in the US Top 30, April has since been overtaken by the likes of June, May, August, and Winter. Nevertheless, it still holds appeal as a pretty-but-no-frills option, associated with the coming of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and of the arrival of Autumn in the South.
Derived from the Latin aperio, meaning "to open, uncover", in reference to the opening of flowers and leaves, it could work as an option for those who want a name reflective of new chapters, new beginnings, and Spring. As a given name, it has been used in small numbers since at least 1917, though it wasn't until the 40s that it became a mainstream option.
Other April associations include: the birthstone diamond, the flowers sweetpeas and daisies, the Zodiac signs Aries and Taurus, April Food's Day, rainy weather, and sometimes Easter.
Appearing in the books (and movies), Revolutionary Road andDustbin Baby, there have also been Aprils on Parks and Recreation, Glee, and The Vampire Diaries.
A recent year saw April rank around the #500 mark in the US, while in England and Wales and in France, it was in the Top 400.
April is also given to boys.
Pronounced AY-prull.
As of October 2026, April ranked #542 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #23 in 1979, Nameberry popularity #543.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #405 | 795 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #403 | 807 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #405 | 824 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #456 | 694 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #477 | 656 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #492 | 635 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #517 | 585 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #519 | 594 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #530 | 588 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #516 | 587 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #502 | 607 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #542 | 557 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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April on lists
Famous Aprils
- April HernandezGirl
Castillo, American actress
- April MatsonGirl
American actress
- April Michelle BowlbyGirl
American actress
- April Jeanette Mendez aka AJ LeeGirl
American pro wrestler
- April March (born Elinor Blake)Girl
American singer,songwriter
- April Scott (born April Ann McIntosh)Girl
American actress and model
- April WadeGirl
American actress and producer
- April Ashley (born George Jamieson)Girl
English model and transgender activist
- April FlowersGirl
American actress and model
- April June MayGirl
daughter of comedian Ralphie May
- April Rose CommonsGirl
daughter of Scottish footballer Kris Commons
- April Moore aka AprilAthena7Girl
YouTube personality
- April Steiner BennettGirl
American pole vaulter
- Cecily April AdamsGirl
American actress, daughter of actor Don Adams and singer Adelaide Efantis
April in pop culture
- AprilGirl
the fourth month in a year
- April LudgateGirl
character on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
- April KepnerGirl
character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- April O'NeilGirl
character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
- April WheelerGirl
main character in Richard Yates' "Revolutionary Road"
- April RhodesGirl
character on TV's "Glee"
- April DuckGirl
one of Daisy Duck's nieces
- April HallGirl
main character in "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- April MayGirl
character in video game "Ace Attorney"
- April YoungGirl
character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
- April CarverGirl
main character on ABC Family's "Chasing Life"
- April BurnsGirl
main character in movie "Pieces of April"'
- April RyanGirl
a character in video game series "The Longest Journey"
- April GreenGirl
character on TV's "Jericho"
- April DancerGirl
main character on TV's "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E."
- April ScottGirl
character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
- April Stevens EwingGirl
character on TV's "Dallas"
- April SilkGirl
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- April Turtle GreerGirl
character in Barbara Kingsolver's "The Bean Trees"
- April EinarGirl
character in Cotton Valent's "Glitch"