Girls' name · since 1957

Apryle

Apryle has 131 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

131
total births
1957–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade

Apryle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 131 recorded since 1957.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apryle has been recorded 131 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1994.

  • 131 total births
  • 1957–1994 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 38% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

131 girls have been named Apryle since 1957, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

131
total births
1957–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
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.

Apryle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Apryle's full recorded timeline at 1980, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

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 · 1957–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1974)
13
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
468101214 1957196719741980198519891994 5

Apryle by decade

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

1980s was Apryle's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Apryle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 50 births (38% of all-time use).

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

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?
Records for Apryle go back to 1957, giving 38 years of history 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.

What to do with Apryle's data

  • Apryle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1957–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Apryle: Baby Name Since 1957 - 131 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/apryle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Apryle 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 June 2026.