Avril
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Avril
The French Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne put the spotlight on this name when she made the charts with "Sk8er Boi". It is simply the French form of April, the fourth month of the year, whose name might derive from the Latin aperire meaning "to open" in reference to the start of spring in the Northern hemisphere. Other sources suggest it comes from the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.
With a spikier feel to it, Avril makes a distinctive yet familiar choice, which, as of 2024, has never made it to the US Top 1000.
Avril is also given to boys.
Pronounced av-REEL.
As of October 2026, Avril ranked #1845 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1504 in 2008.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,958 | 102 | 57.1 |
| 2015 | #1,659 | 129 | 72.3 |
| 2016 | #1,714 | 124 | 70 |
| 2017 | #1,833 | 112 | 64.9 |
| 2018 | #1,775 | 115 | 67.6 |
| 2019 | #1,656 | 127 | 75.7 |
| 2020 | #1,831 | 107 | 66.2 |
| 2021 | #1,874 | 106 | 64.6 |
| 2022 | #1,828 | 111 | 67.7 |
| 2023 | #1,814 | 111 | 69.2 |
| 2024 | #1,847 | 108 | 66.7 |
| 2025 | #1,845 | 108 | 67.2 |
World rankings
Avril for girls
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stage name of Judith Nyambura Mwangi, Kenyan singer
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Croix, French author, journalist and feminist
- Avril Danica HainesGirl
U.S. Deputy Security Adviser
- (Gwendolyn) Avril ColeridgeGirl
Taylor, English pianist, conductor, and composer
- (Florence) Avril AngersGirl
English comedienne
- Avril DoyleGirl
Irish MEP
- Avril BlairGirl
sister of English writer George Orwell
- Jane AvrilGirl
dancer at the Moulin Rouge
Avril in pop culture
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Basil Stoke's mistress in the Sean O'Casey play "Purple Dust"
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character on British soap "Emmerdale"
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