Girls' name · peaked in 1980
April name popularity since 1925
243,540 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named April. Half of them were born in 1980 or earlier, so the typical April is about 46 years old in 2026. April peaked in 1980 as the #26 name for girls, and it ranked #542 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 243,540
- Named April, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #542
- for girls in 2025 (557 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 242,873 girls · 667 boys
- Most popular in
- Tennessee
- 1.55× its national share
Peak year is the year April made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
April births per year, 1925–2025
1980 was the biggest year for April both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1962 and 1967, April became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 1,080 baby girls to 1 in 370.
- Steepest fall: Between 1981 and 1986, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 146 to 1 in 302.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare April's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named April.
Decade by decade
Babies named April in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 73 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 196 | 0 | #2,104 |
| 1940s | 2,959 | 0 | #457 |
| 1950s | 10,176 | 9 | #229 |
| 1960s | 28,306 | 75 | #136 |
| 1970s | 76,946 | 240 | #25 |
| 1980s | 75,950 | 277 | #47 |
| 1990s | 25,772 | 61 | #155 |
| 2000s | 11,420 | 5 | #302 |
| 2010s | 7,554 | 0 | #403 |
| 2020–25 | 3,521 | 0 | #542 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.8% of babies named April from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where April is most popular
The index compares April's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named April.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1.55× | 7,954 |
| Alabama | 1.49× | 6,435 |
| South Carolina | 1.42× | 4,841 |
| Georgia | 1.41× | 9,490 |
| Alaska | 1.37× | 497 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like April and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| April (this page) | 242,873 | 1980 |
| Apryl | 3,148 | 1981 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to April's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is April.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of April (1980).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data