Girls' name · since 1917
April
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 242,925 babies named April, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 242,925
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
242,925 babies have been named April since 1917, making it today's #542 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, April has been recorded 242,925 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #542 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, 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 1917 to 2025.
- #168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #542 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 242,925 born since 1917
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, April ranks #168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #542 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 242,925 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.
- #168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 242,925
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
April's 242,925 recorded births place it above 99.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How April compares
242,925 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
April's all-time total is 646x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | April | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 242,925 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11,472 | 21 | 19,840 |
April's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide April's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 11,472, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
April popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 11,472
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
April popularity over time - boys
667 total births recorded since 1959 (April as boys' name)
April by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (76,946 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was April's strongest decade.
76,946 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
April births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s 111
1920s
111 births
- 1930s 196
1930s
196 births
- 1940s 2,959
1940s
2,959 births
- 1950s 10,176
1950s
10,176 births
- 1960s 28,306
1960s
28,306 births
- 1970s
1970s
76,946 births
- 1980s
1980s
75,950 births
- 1990s 25,772
1990s
25,772 births
- 2000s 11,420
2000s
11,420 births
- 2010s 7,554
2010s
7,554 births
- 2020s 3,521
2020s
3,521 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 76,946 births (32% of all-time use).
How April 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 April's total volume
April by state
Where April concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26,655 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20,762 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11,304 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 11,035 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 9,806 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 9,757 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 9,485 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 9,450 | 3.9% |
26,655 of 242,925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
April appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with April's data
- April's decade-level peak was the 1970s (76,946 total births); usage has since declined to 3,521 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aprils (26,655 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 April
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for April: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 April 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.