Girls' name · since 1919
Avril
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 3,479 babies named Avril, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,848 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,479
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,479 babies have been named Avril since 1919, making it today's #1848 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avril has been recorded 3,479 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #1848 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #3,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,848 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,479 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avril ranks #3,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,848 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,479 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,848 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,479
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avril's 3,479 recorded births place it above 95.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Avril compares
3,479 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Avril's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avril | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,479 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 155 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avril's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avril splits its recorded history at 1980: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 155 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avril popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 155
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Avril popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1995 (Avril as boys' name)
Avril by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,233 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Avril's strongest decade.
1,233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Avril births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 75
1920s
75 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 50
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 92
1960s
92 births
- 1970s 155
1970s
155 births
- 1980s 121
1980s
121 births
- 1990s 98
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
950 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,233 births
- 2020s
2020s
651 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,233 births (35% of all-time use).
How Avril 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 Avril's total volume
Avril by state
Where Avril concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 454 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 397 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 355 | 10.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 203 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 83 | 2.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 62 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 53 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 43 | 1.2% |
454 of 3,479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Avril appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avril's data
- Avril's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,233 total births) through the 2020s (651) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Avrils (454 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avril: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
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, 1919–2025 (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 Avril 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.