Girls' name · since 1971
Aprel
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 70 babies named Aprel, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
70 girls have been named Aprel since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aprel has been recorded 70 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1983.
- #31,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 70 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aprel ranks #31,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Aprel's 70 recorded births place it above 56.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aprel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aprel's full recorded timeline at 1978, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aprel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1983
- Peak year (1974)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Aprel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (43 births, 61% of the file).
1970s was Aprel's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Aprel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 43 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Aprel's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 1980s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aprel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1971–1983 (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 Aprel 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.