Recorded 1971–1983 Girls' name Peak 1974 70 births

Aprel — girls' name

70 babies named Aprel in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s27

The verdict

70 girls have been named Aprel since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

70
total births
1971–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Aprel was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

11 babies were named Aprel in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aprel

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Aprel between 1971 and 1983, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aprel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aprel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aprel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aprel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 70 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aprel at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

70

Since 1971

13 years of records

Peak year

1974

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1971

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1983

Aprel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1971

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 1983198219811980197819771975197419731971 6

Aprel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
43 births that decade — 61% of Aprel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aprel?
70 babies have been named Aprel since 1971. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 11 births.
When was Aprel most popular?
Aprel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Aprel been used?
Aprel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 13 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Aprel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include April, Apryl, Aprille, Aprile, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.