Recorded 1952–2003 Girls' name Peak 1979 518 births

Aprille — girls' name

518 babies named Aprille in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s431960s771970s1841980s1371990s722000s5
1970s
Peak decade

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

1979
Single peak year

34 babies were named Aprille in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aprille

The Social Security Administration has registered 518 babies named Aprille between 1952 and 2003, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aprille currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aprille performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aprille shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Aprille in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aprille 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 518 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.

Aprille at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

518

Since 1952

52 years of records

Peak year

1979

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1952

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2003

Aprille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1952

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1979)
34
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
010203040 200319911986198119761971196619591952 12

Aprille by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
184 births that decade — 36% of Aprille's all-time total
1950s431960s771970s1841980s1371990s722000s5

Aprille by state

Where Aprille concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aprille
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 2.9%
#2 Michigan
5 1.0%
#3 Wisconsin
5 1.0%
California share of Aprille's total US births 2.9%
Even split

15 of 518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aprille?
518 babies have been named Aprille since 1952. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1979 with 34 births.
When was Aprille most popular?
Aprille was most popular in the 1970s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Aprille most popular?
The top states for the name Aprille are California (15 births), Michigan (5 births), Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Aprille been used?
Aprille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 52 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Aprille?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include April, Apryl, Aprile, 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, 1952–2003 (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.