ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1917 First Year 2026 Last Year 1980 Peak Year #23 Peak Rank 244K Total Count 108 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of April What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. April is a feminine given name taken from the month of the same name. It was the most popular month name given to girls in the United States between 1960 and 2000\. It was most well used in the Southern United States, where the spring season begins earlier than other regions of the country. The name is believed to have been particularly well-used because April is a month associated with renewal. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%5F%28given%5Fname%29) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for April](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA._%D0%91%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%82_%22%D0%90%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%22_1.jpg/330px-%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA._%D0%91%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%82_%22%D0%90%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%22_1.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%5F%28given%5Fname%29) 📖 ## The Story of April April first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 11,473 Aprils were born — ranking #26 that year. As of 2026, April ranks #501 for baby girls with 604 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 244K Aprils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named April A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●April Adams (born 1973), Australian diver * ●April Ashley (1935–2021), English model, and transgender equality campaigner * ●April Baker-Bell , American academic and non-fiction writer * ●April Baskin , American politician * ●April D. Beldo (born 1964), American navy sailor * ●April A. Benasich , American neuroscientist * ●April Berg (born 1974), American politician * ●April Bernard (born 1956), American poet Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%5F%28given%5Fname%29) 🎶 ## Names that sound like April Phonetically similar names — useful when April is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Aprill](/aprill) * [Apryl](/apryl) * [Aprile](/aprile) * Aple * Aparel * Apl * Aprils * Apra * Eberle * Aberle * Oberle * [Able](/able) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about April What does the name April mean? April is a feminine given name taken from the month of the same name. It was the most popular month name given to girls in the United States between 1960 and 2000\. It was most well used in the Southern United States, where the spring season begins earlier than other regions of the country. The name is believed to have been particularly well-used because April is a month associated with renewal. How popular is April in 2026? In 2026, April ranks #501 among girls' names in the U.S., with 604 babies given the name that year. When was April most popular? April reached its peak popularity in 1980, ranking #23 that year with 11,473 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is April most popular? April has historically been most popular in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named April. Is April a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, April is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with April? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with April include Andrea, Denise, Sydney. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧AndreaPeak #23](/andrea)[👧DenisePeak #23](/denise)[👧SydneyPeak #23](/sydney)[👧JasminePeak #23](/jasmine)[👧KelseyPeak #23](/kelsey)[👧LaylaPeak #23](/layla)[👧JenniePeak #24](/jennie)[👧GertrudePeak #22](/gertrude) ## About the name April April is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 244K births in the dataset. April's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #23\. Use the chart and map above to compare April's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1980 → ](/year/1980) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "A" → ](/letter/a) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.