April

Girl English #516 in 2023

April is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of April

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. From apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from, from avrill, from Aprīlis, perhaps based on 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖, from Ἀφροδίτη. Displaced native, see Eastermonth.

Popularity of April

Popularity, 1917–2023

587 births in 2023

1917 2023

241,754 U.S. births recorded from 1917–2023.

Peak year

1980

11,473 babies

First recorded

1917

106 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.