How Many People Are Named April?
people named April are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,489 people in the US has this name
Based on 243,592 babies named April in Social Security records from 1917 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,517 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the month, probably originally derived from Latin aperire "to open", referring to the opening of flowers. It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 1940s.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name April (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named April alive today is about 44 years old, and 78% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
April first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 1980, to 11,517 babies. In 2025, 557 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
April never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #23, in 1979, and it was in the top 100 for 25 years, 1967 to 1991. In 2025 it ranked #542.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #542 |
| Best rank | #23 (1979) |
| Years in the top 100 | 25 (1967 to 1991) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #34 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named April alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named April were born in California than in any other state: about 25,191 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, April was given 1.7 times as often in Alabama, 1.7 times in Tennessee and 1.6 times in South Carolina.
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