April
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning to open; the fourth month of the year.
Babies a year
136
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#542
down from #502
UK popularity
#321
136 babies · up from #360
How April has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #403 |
| 2016 | #404 |
| 2017 | #457 |
| 2018 | #475 |
| 2019 | #494 |
| 2020 | #517 |
| 2021 | #520 |
| 2022 | #530 |
| 2023 | #515 |
| 2024 | #502 |
| 2025 | #542 |
In 2025, 136 babies in England and Wales were named April. In the US, 691 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 11,475 in 1980.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, April was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.64% of American babies of that sex.
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