April

What April means

Means “the month of the goddess Venus”

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Ven

Source: Wiktionary, “April” (revision 94638766), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is April?

US: Falling: down from #403 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #194 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1980, when 11,472 girls got the name (#26 that year). First in the US records in 1917.

How common

• About 1 in 2,886 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,862 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 716 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MD (0.8 per 1,000 girls), NV (0.76 per 1,000 girls), TX (0.62 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

April is #542 in the US and #321 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named April were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Apryl9 US
• Eipril5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like April

Girls

• Holly#416“wood, clearing, meadow”^*
• Amber#520“ambergris”^*
• Raven#404Editor’s note Up from #486 in 2015 to #404 in 2025 in the US
• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025
• Destiny#635Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #186 in 2015, #635 in 2025
• Laurel#734Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1956, with 1,181 babies; 372 in 2025

For a brother

• Harold#991“army + ruler, authority”^*
• Edward#224“wealth, riches + ward, guard”^*
• Alfred#840“elf + counsel”^*
• Alvin#838“elf + friend”^*
• Edgar#486“rich + spear”^*
• Edwin#398Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1922, with 3,827 babies; 798 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under English, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like April’s. Rank is US 2025.