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.

#24,157 of 72,339
all-time among girls
131
born since 1957
1980s
peak 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.

  • #24,157 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 131 born since 1957
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apryle ranks #24,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.

#24,157 of 72,339
all-time among girls
131
born since 1957
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Apryle's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 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

1980s is the heaviest window (50 births, 38% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Apryle?
131 babies have been named Apryle since 1957. All-time, it sits at #24,157 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1974 with 13 births.
Where does Apryle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apryle ranks #24,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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

Keep exploring Apryle

Nearby Names Like Apryle

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Apryle: 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, 1957–1994 (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 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 August 2026.