April: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: April was the most popular name for girls in the US, spanning between 1960 and 2000.

April Overview

Meaning

To open

Gender

Girl

Origin

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word “aperire,” meaning “to open,” referring to the opening of flowers in spring. It became a popular given name starting in the 1940s.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.prəl/

Popularity

April is a favored name in English-speaking countries such as the USA and UK. In the USA, it ranked #515 for girls in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

11 (Intuitive, Idealistic, Spiritual)

Name Styles

Classic, Cute, Seasonal

Associated Traits

Charming, cheerful, youthful, graceful

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Associated with the Roman goddess Venus and the celebration of Veneralia on April 1st

Name Day

April 1st

April Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Abril, Aprille, Apryl, Avril, Aprilis

Common Nicknames

Ape, Apes, Aps, Ril

Diminutives

Apri, Apy, Lil, Rilie

Famous People

April Bowlby
(American Actress)
April Ross
(American Athlete)
April Pearson
(English Actress)
April Winchell
(American Actress)
April March
(American Singer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

"April Ludgate"
("Parks and Recreation," TV Series)
"April in Paris"
(Film)
April O'Neil
("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," TV Series)
April Kepner
("Grey's Anatomy," TV Series)
"April Come She Will"
(Song by Simon & Garfunkel)

What Is the Meaning of April?

The name April means “to open,” referring to the blooming of flowers and the onset of spring.

What Is the Origin of The Name April?

April is of Latin origin, derived from the word “aperire,” which means “to open,” symbolizing the opening of buds and flowers during the spring season

April Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name April in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#5302022	#5152023
Top 3 Rankings	#231979	#251975	#251981

Annual Statistics Breakdown for April

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	515 (+15 from 2022)	584 (-3 from 2022)	0.03339
2022	530 (-11 from 2021)	587 (-7 from 2021)	0.03274
2021	519 (-1 from 2020)	594 (+10 from 2020)	0.03316
2020	518 (-23 from 2019)	584 (-49 from 2019)	0.03304
2019	495 (-19 from 2018)	633 (-23 from 2018)	0.03450
2018	476 (-21 from 2017)	656 (-38 from 2017)	0.03528
2017	455 (-50 from 2016)	694 (-130 from 2016)	0.03674
2016	405 (-2 from 2015)	824 (+19 from 2015)	0.04256
2015	403 (+2 from 2014)	805 (+10 from 2014)	0.04126
2014	405 (+19 from 2013)	795 (+77 from 2013)	0.04064
2013	424 (-29 from 2012)	718 (-67 from 2012)	0.03725
2012	395 (+1 from 2011)	785 (-10 from 2011)	0.04048
2011	396 (-21 from 2010)	795 (-46 from 2010)	0.04103
2010	375 (-20 from 2009)	841 (-73 from 2009)	0.04289
2009	355 (-26 from 2008)	914 (-108 from 2008)	0.04513
2008	329 (-19 from 2007)	1022 (-71 from 2007)	0.04907
2007	310 (+7 from 2006)	1093 (+58 from 2006)	0.05164
2006	317 (-15 from 2005)	1035 (-20 from 2005)	0.04951
2005	302 (-25 from 2004)	1055 (-125 from 2004)	0.05198
2004	277 (+1 from 2003)	1180 (+62 from 2003)	0.05848
2003	278 (-24 from 2002)	1118 (-134 from 2002)	0.05572
2002	254 (-9 from 2001)	1252 (-48 from 2001)	0.06339
2001	245 (-31 from 2000)	1300 (-151 from 2000)	0.06563
2000	214 (-15 from 1999)	1451 (-103 from 1999)	0.07270
1999	199 (-17 from 1998)	1554 (-108 from 1998)	0.07982
1998	182 (+6 from 1997)	1662 (+60 from 1997)	0.08574
1997	188 (-11 from 1996)	1602 (-162 from 1996)	0.08391
1996	177 (-22 from 1995)	1764 (-312 from 1995)	0.09201
1995	155 (-28 from 1994)	2076 (-446 from 1994)	0.10804
1994	127 (-15 from 1993)	2522 (-411 from 1993)	0.12937
1993	112 (-9 from 1992)	2933 (-297 from 1992)	0.14877
1992	103 (-15 from 1991)	3230 (-628 from 1991)	0.16112
1991	88 (-15 from 1990)	3858 (-714 from 1990)	0.18973
1990	73 (-7 from 1989)	4572 (-162 from 1989)	0.22255
1989	66 (-1 from 1988)	4734 (-105 from 1988)	0.23763
1988	65 (-7 from 1987)	4839 (-457 from 1987)	0.25162
1987	58 (-5 from 1986)	5296 (-381 from 1986)	0.28257
1986	53 (-6 from 1985)	5677 (-1013 from 1985)	0.30761
1985	47 (-5 from 1984)	6690 (-875 from 1984)	0.36234
1984	42 (-3 from 1983)	7565 (-644 from 1983)	0.41951
1983	39 (-7 from 1982)	8209 (-1851 from 1982)	0.45869
1982	32 (-7 from 1981)	10060 (-1344 from 1981)	0.55449
1981	25 (+1 from 1980)	11404 (-69 from 1980)	0.63763
1980	26 (-3 from 1979)	11473 (+570 from 1979)	0.64432
1979	23 (+4 from 1978)	10903 (+1312 from 1978)	0.63269
1978	27 (+2 from 1977)	9591 (+1523 from 1977)	0.58343
1977	29 (+1 from 1976)	8068 (+307 from 1976)	0.49046
1976	30 (-5 from 1975)	7761 (-483 from 1975)	0.49373
1975	25 (+3 from 1974)	8244 (-210 from 1974)	0.52817
1974	28 (+5 from 1973)	8454 (+1189 from 1973)	0.53976
1973	33 (+15 from 1972)	7265 (+1145 from 1972)	0.46747
1972	48 (+8 from 1971)	6120 (+181 from 1971)	0.37952
1971	56 (+26 from 1970)	5939 (+1337 from 1970)	0.33887
1970	82 (+15 from 1969)	4602 (+801 from 1969)	0.25122
1969	97 (-1 from 1968)	3801 (+179 from 1968)	0.21563
1968	96 (-17 from 1967)	3622 (-845 from 1967)	0.21185
1967	79 (+29 from 1966)	4467 (+1216 from 1966)	0.26019
1966	108 (+28 from 1965)	3251 (+439 from 1965)	0.18516
1965	136 (+15 from 1964)	2812 (+211 from 1964)	0.15387
1964	151 (+24 from 1963)	2601 (+406 from 1963)	0.13288
1963	175 (+24 from 1962)	2195 (+380 from 1962)	0.11041
1962	199 (+2 from 1961)	1815 (+8 from 1961)	0.08955
1961	201 (-10 from 1960)	1807 (-127 from 1960)	0.08699
1960	191 (+20 from 1959)	1934 (+374 from 1959)	0.09299
1959	211 (+13 from 1958)	1560 (+208 from 1958)	0.07505
1958	224 (+9 from 1957)	1352 (+44 from 1957)	0.06545
1957	233 (+3 from 1956)	1308 (+96 from 1956)	0.06234
1956	236 (-7 from 1955)	1212 (-39 from 1955)	0.05885
1955	229 (+44 from 1954)	1251 (+301 from 1954)	0.06240
1954	273 (+17 from 1953)	950 (+128 from 1953)	0.04772
1953	290 (-9 from 1952)	822 (-2 from 1952)	0.04260
1952	281 (+75 from 1951)	824 (+320 from 1951)	0.04332
1951	356 (+46 from 1950)	504 (+110 from 1950)	0.02728
1950	402 (-37 from 1949)	394 (-70 from 1949)	0.02241
1949	365 (+42 from 1948)	464 (+81 from 1948)	0.02643
1948	407 (-53 from 1947)	383 (-129 from 1947)	0.02198
1947	354 (-2 from 1946)	512 (+52 from 1946)	0.02816
1946	352 (+105 from 1945)	460 (+218 from 1945)	0.02852
1945	457 (+111 from 1944)	242 (+77 from 1944)	0.01798
1944	568 (-66 from 1943)	165 (-55 from 1943)	0.01207
1943	502 (-17 from 1942)	220 (-12 from 1942)	0.01533
1942	485 (+40 from 1941)	232 (+56 from 1941)	0.01668
1941	525 (+150 from 1940)	176 (+71 from 1940)	0.01413
1940	675 (+250 from 1939)	105 (+47 from 1939)	0.00889
1939	925 (+880 from 1938)	58 (+39 from 1938)	0.00511
1938	1805 (-266 from 1937)	19 (-5 from 1937)	0.00166
1937	1539 (+151 from 1936)	24 (+4 from 1936)	0.00218
1936	1690 (+405 from 1935)	20 (+5 from 1935)	0.00186
1935	2095 (+471 from 1934)	15 (+4 from 1934)	0.00138
1934	2566 (-26 from 1933)	11 No change from 1933	0.00102
1933	2540 (-305 from 1932)	11 (-3 from 1932)	0.00105
1932	2235 (+1614 from 1931)	14 (+8 from 1931)	0.00127
1931	3849 (-1915 from 1930)	6 (-12 from 1930)	0.00054
1930	1934 (+653 from 1929)	18 (+6 from 1929)	0.00154
1929	2587 (-690 from 1928)	12 (-8 from 1928)	0.00104
1928	1897 (+442 from 1927)	20 (+5 from 1927)	0.00167
1927	2339 (+230 from 1926)	15 (+2 from 1926)	0.00121
1926	2569 (+48 from 1925)	13 No change from 1925	0.00106
1925	2617 (+527 from 1924)	13 (+3 from 1924)	0.00103
1924	3144 (+1232 from 1923)	10 (+4 from 1923)	0.00077
1923	4376 (-1614 from 1921)	6 (-6 from 1921)	0.00048
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	2762 (+335 from 1920)	12 (+2 from 1920)	0.00094
1920	3097 (+355 from 1919)	10 (+2 from 1919)	0.00080
1919	3452 (+631 from 1917)	8 (+2 from 1917)	0.00068
1918	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1917	4083 First SSA data recorded	6 First SSA data recorded	0.00053
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for April

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#3682021

#3452022

#2782023

Texas (TX)

#4472021

#3942022

#4742023

Ohio (OH)

#4892021

#8832022

#6432023

New York (NY)

#4002021

#3732022

#4102023

Florida (FL)

#5012021

#4802022

#4982023

Illinois (IL)

#7012021

#7512022

#5572023

Georgia (GA)

#5502021

#8552022

#5422023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#5752021

#4892022

#5662023

North Carolina (NC)

#5542021

#5402022

#4732023

Michigan (MI)

#5072021

#9772022

#8792023

Tennessee (TN)

#9982021

#6042022

#8312023

Indiana (IN)

#5822021

#6832022

#6982023

Alabama (AL)

#5302021

#7542022

#6252023

Virginia (VA)

#5682021

#6482022

#4982023

Louisiana (LA)

#6632021

#5652022

#5642023

Kentucky (KY)

#5472013

#7262014

#3632016

South Carolina (SC)

#4902021

#5592022

#7132023

Missouri (MO)

#8462021

#4452022

#7262023

New Jersey (NJ)

#3502021

#4562022

#4022023

Oklahoma (OK)

#7362020

#6292021

#5442023

Maryland (MD)

#7122021

#4082022

#3252023

Washington (WA)

#5942021

#4872022

#11112023

Wisconsin (WI)

#8382020

#4722021

#5482022

Mississippi (MS)

#5642014

#5722016

#5552017

Arizona (AZ)

#3552021

#6342022

#6922023

Massachusetts (MA)

#3702021

#3172022

#4672023

Arkansas (AR)

#4362018

#3712019

#5742023

Minnesota (MN)

#5792021

#6212022

#3952023

Colorado (CO)

#5122020

#4252021

#9052023

West Virginia (WV)

#1982004

#2872005

#3432006

Oregon (OR)

#3122017

#6392018

#6192023

Kansas (KS)

#6312016

#5012021

#5102023

Iowa (IA)

#5032014

#5152016

#3962022

Utah (UT)

#6742020

#7242021

#4462023

Connecticut (CT)

#4072020

#5522021

#5342023

New Mexico (NM)

#2262018

#3452019

#2672020

Nebraska (NE)

#2692004

#3492006

#3712008

Maine (ME)

#1941992

#2191995

#2141997

Nevada (NV)

#3762020

#5192022

#3292023

District of Columbia (DC)

#1171994

#2141996

#2251999

Idaho (ID)

#3822017

#3262021

#3802022

Hawaii (HI)

#2321999

#2082000

#1242001

South Dakota (SD)

#1892002

#2072003

#1182006

New Hampshire (NH)

#1581995

#1941999

#2152000

Montana (MT)

#1112004

#2152008

#2062011

Delaware (DE)

#1822003

#1592007

#1782022

North Dakota (ND)

#1331995

#1491996

#1091999

Alaska (AK)

#1151997

#1061999

#1912013

Rhode Island (RI)

#1901992

#1772000

#1482020

Vermont (VT)

#941989

#611990

#811991

Wyoming (WY)

#1081990

#891992

#751995

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is April a Name for Boys or Girls?

The name April has been predominantly used for girls, association with the spring season and blossoming flowers.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for April

Abril
Aprille
Apryl
Avril
Aprilis

April in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

April Bowlby (Actress, 1980): An American actress known for her roles in "Two and a Half Men" and "Drop Dead Diva."
April Ross (Athlete, 1982): An American beach volleyball player who has won multiple Olympic medals.
April Pearson (Actress, 1989): An English actress best known for her role in the TV series "Skins."
April Winchell (Actress, 1960): An American actress, writer, and voice actor.
April March (Singer, 1965): An American singer-songwriter known for her retro pop style.

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