Recorded 1951–2014 Girls' name Peak 1973 406 births

Aprill — girls' name

406 babies named Aprill in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s871970s1611980s1161990s322010s5
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Aprill was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Aprill

The Social Security Administration has registered 406 babies named Aprill between 1951 and 2014, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aprill currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aprill performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aprill shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aprill in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aprill 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 406 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.

Aprill at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

406

Since 1951

64 years of records

Peak year

1973

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1951

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2014

Aprill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1951

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1973)
22
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
0510152025 201419901985198019751970196519601951 5

Aprill by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
161 births that decade — 40% of Aprill's all-time total
1950s51960s871970s1611980s1161990s322010s5

Aprill by state

Where Aprill concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aprill
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.2%
North Carolina share of Aprill's total US births 1.2%

5 of 406 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aprill?
406 babies have been named Aprill since 1951. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1973 with 22 births.
When was Aprill most popular?
Aprill was most popular in the 1970s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Aprill most popular?
The top states for the name Aprill are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Aprill been used?
Aprill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 64 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Aprill?
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, 1951–2014 (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.