Recorded 1947–1992 Girls' name Peak 1973 481 births

Aprile — girls' name

481 babies named Aprile in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s671960s1251970s1741980s951990s15
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Aprile was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

22 babies were named Aprile in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aprile

The Social Security Administration has registered 481 babies named Aprile between 1947 and 1992, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aprile currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aprile performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aprile shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aprile in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aprile 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 481 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.

Aprile at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

481

Since 1947

46 years of records

Peak year

1973

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1947

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1992

Aprile popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1947

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1973)
22
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 199219841979197419691964195919541947 5

Aprile by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
174 births that decade — 36% of Aprile's all-time total
1940s51950s671960s1251970s1741980s951990s15

Aprile by state

Where Aprile concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aprile
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.0%
New York share of Aprile's total US births 1.0%

5 of 481 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aprile?
481 babies have been named Aprile since 1947. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1973 with 22 births.
When was Aprile most popular?
Aprile was most popular in the 1970s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Aprile most popular?
The top states for the name Aprile are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Aprile been used?
Aprile has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 46 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Aprile?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include April, Apryl, Aprille, Aprill, 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, 1947–1992 (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.