Avril
Avril is a given name and a surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most often occurs in France, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the United States.
Meaning & Origin of Avril
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avril is a given name and a surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most often occurs in France, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the United States.
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The Story of Avril
Avril first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 155 Avrils were born — ranking #1,504 that year. As of 2026, Avril ranks #1,828 for baby girls with 110 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 4K Avrils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Avril
Avril is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Avril's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,503. Use the chart and map above to compare Avril's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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