Girls' name · since 1969
Abril
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 9,324 babies named Abril, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,324
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abril is the #1155 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,324 recorded since 1969.
Abril has 9,324 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1155 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #1,760 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,155 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,324 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abril ranks #1,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,155 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,324 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,324
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abril's 9,324 recorded births place it above 97.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Abril compares
9,324 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Abril's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abril | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,324 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 737 | 21 | 19,840 |
Abril's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abril's full recorded timeline at 1998, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 737 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abril popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 737
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Abril popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2002 (Abril as boys' name)
Abril by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,718 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Abril's strongest decade.
3,718 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Abril births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 177
1980s
177 births
- 1990s 1,045
1990s
1,045 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,718 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,047 births
- 2020s 1,258
2020s
1,258 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,718 births (40% of all-time use).
How Abril compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Abril's total volume
Abril by state
Where Abril concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,418 | 25.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,156 | 23.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 489 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 481 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 313 | 3.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 291 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 254 | 2.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 251 | 2.7% |
2,418 of 9,324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Abril appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abril's data
- Abril's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,718 total births) through the 2020s (1,258) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Abrils (2,418 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Abril
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abril: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abril draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.