Recorded 1957–1994 Girls' name Peak 1974 131 births

Apryle — girls' name

131 babies named Apryle in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s201970s331980s501990s15
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Apryle was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

13 babies were named Apryle in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Apryle

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Apryle between 1957 and 1994, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Apryle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Apryle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Apryle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Apryle 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 131 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.

Apryle at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

131

Since 1957

38 years of records

Peak year

1974

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1957

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1994

Apryle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1957

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1974)
13
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
468101214 1994198919851980197419671957 7

Apryle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 38% of Apryle's all-time total
1950s131960s201970s331980s501990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Apryle?
131 babies have been named Apryle since 1957. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1974 with 13 births.
When was Apryle most popular?
Apryle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Apryle been used?
Apryle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 38 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Apryle?
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, 1957–1994 (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.