Girls' name · since 1942

Apryl

Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 3,148 babies named Apryl, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,500 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,207 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,148
born since 1942
1980s
peak decade

Yes -- Apryl is the #10207 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,148 recorded since 1942.

Social Security Administration records show Apryl recorded 3,148 times among girls since 1942, holding rank #10207 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.

  • #3,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,207 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,148 born since 1942
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apryl ranks #3,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,207 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,148 born since 1942, peaking in the 1980s.

#3,500 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,207 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,148
born since 1942
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%40.9%
Apryl vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Apryl's 3,148 recorded births place it above 95.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

22 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Apryl compares

3,148 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Apryl's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Apryl Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,148 376 567,345
Peak-year births 120 21 19,840

Apryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Apryl's full recorded timeline at 1986, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Apryl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
120
Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
050100150 194219561966197619861996200620162025 9

Apryl by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (865 births, 27% of the file).

1980s was Apryl's strongest decade.

865 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Apryl births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 865 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Apryl 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 Apryl's total volume

Apryl vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 16.3%-89, 2.7%-50, 7.4%-146, 1.7%-110, 5.1%-31, 12.6%-22, 7.8%-103, 3.3%-12, 10.7%-54, 3.5%-114, 3.6%-63, 4.1%-34, 7.6%-52, 6.4%-46, 7%Apryl-84, 3.8%Apryl
Apryl vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Apryl by state

Where Apryl concentrates geographically, total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Apryl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
214 6.8%
#2 Texas
183 5.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
96 3.0%
#4 Florida
52 1.7%
#5 Ohio
38 1.2%
#6 New York
32 1.0%
#7 North Carolina
28 0.9%
#8 Indiana
24 0.8%
California share of Apryl's total US births 6.8%
Even split

214 of 3,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Apryl appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Apryl?
Apryl has been given to 3,148 babies in the U.S. since 1942, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,500 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #10,207 of 17,297. 120 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
Where does Apryl sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apryl ranks #3,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,207 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Apryl most popular?
Apryl was most popular in the 1980s decade with 865 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Apryl most popular?
The top states for the name Apryl are California (214 births), Texas (183 births), Pennsylvania (96 births).
How long has the name Apryl been used?
Apryl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 84 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Apryl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include April, Aprille, Aprile, Aprill, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Apryl's data

  • Apryl's decade-level peak was the 1980s (865 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Apryls (214 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.

Keep exploring Apryl

Nearby Names Like Apryl

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Apryl

Names with a similar popularity rank to Apryl

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Apryl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1942–2025 (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 Apryl 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.