April
#542 for girls in 2025, 557 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1979 · 10,902 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 25 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 242,925since 1917
April over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #542 | 557 | — | |
| 2024 | #502 | 609 | — | |
| 2023 | #516 | 588 | — | |
| 2022 | #530 | 588 | — | |
| 2021 | #519 | 594 | — | |
| 2020 | #517 | 585 | — | |
| 2019 | #492 | 636 | — | |
| 2018 | #477 | 656 | — | |
| 2017 | #455 | 695 | — | |
| 2016 | #405 | 824 | — | |
| 2015 | #403 | 807 | — | |
| 2014 | #405 | 795 | — | |
| 2013 | #424 | 718 | — | |
| 2012 | #395 | 785 | — | |
| 2011 | #396 | 796 | — | |
| 2010 | #375 | 842 | — | |
| 2009 | #355 | 914 | — | |
| 2008 | #329 | 1,022 | — | |
| 2007 | #310 | 1,093 | — | |
| 2006 | #317 | 1,035 | — | |
| 2005 | #302 | 1,055 | — | |
| 2004 | #277 | 1,180 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #278 | 1,118 | — | |
| 2002 | #254 | 1,252 | — | |
| 2001 | #245 | 1,300 | — | |
| 2000 | #214 | 1,451 | — | |
| 1999 | #199 | 1,554 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #182 | 1,662 | — | |
| 1997 | #188 | 1,602 | — | |
| 1996 | #177 | 1,764 | — | |
| 1995 | #155 | 2,076 | — | |
| 1994 | #127 | 2,521 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #112 | 2,933 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #103 | 3,231 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #88 | 3,857 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #73 | 4,572 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #66 | 4,734 | #2,469 | 26 |
| 1988 | #65 | 4,840 | #2,961 | 18 |
| 1987 | #58 | 5,295 | #2,272 | 25 |
| 1986 | #53 | 5,677 | #1,837 | 33 |
| 1985 | #47 | 6,691 | #2,171 | 25 |
| 1984 | #42 | 7,566 | #2,529 | 19 |
| 1983 | #39 | 8,209 | #2,208 | 23 |
| 1982 | #32 | 10,060 | #1,539 | 40 |
| 1981 | #25 | 11,406 | #2,204 | 23 |
| 1980 | #26 | 11,472 | #1,410 | 45 |
| 1979 | #23 | 10,902 | #1,598 | 36 |
| 1978 | #27 | 9,590 | #1,794 | 29 |
| 1977 | #29 | 8,068 | #1,904 | 26 |
| 1976 | #30 | 7,761 | #1,873 | 26 |
| 1975 | #25 | 8,245 | #1,704 | 29 |
| 1974 | #28 | 8,454 | #2,050 | 21 |
| 1973 | #33 | 7,264 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #48 | 6,120 | #2,243 | 17 |
| 1971 | #56 | 5,939 | #2,126 | 19 |
| 1970 | #82 | 4,603 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #97 | 3,802 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #96 | 3,622 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #79 | 4,466 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1966 | #108 | 3,251 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1965 | #136 | 2,812 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #151 | 2,602 | — | |
| 1963 | #175 | 2,196 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #199 | 1,814 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #201 | 1,807 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #191 | 1,934 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #211 | 1,560 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #224 | 1,352 | — | |
| 1957 | #233 | 1,308 | — | |
| 1956 | #236 | 1,212 | — | |
| 1955 | #229 | 1,251 | — | |
| 1954 | #273 | 950 | — | |
| 1953 | #290 | 822 | — | |
| 1952 | #281 | 824 | — | |
| 1951 | #356 | 503 | — | |
| 1950 | #402 | 394 | — | |
| 1949 | #365 | 464 | — | |
| 1948 | #407 | 383 | — | |
| 1947 | #354 | 512 | — | |
| 1946 | #352 | 460 | — | |
| 1945 | #457 | 242 | — | |
| 1944 | #568 | 165 | — | |
| 1943 | #502 | 220 | — | |
| 1942 | #485 | 232 | — | |
| 1941 | #525 | 176 | — | |
| 1940 | #675 | 105 | — | |
| 1939 | #925 | 58 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | — | |
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| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | — | |
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| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named April! It came in at #4,083, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where April is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Georgia#25 · 1 in 127
- North Carolina#27 · 1 in 133
- Nevada#31 · 1 in 129
- South Carolina#33 · 1 in 155
- Florida#37 · 1 in 182
Best ever in a state: #4 in Alabama, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #25 | 305 | 1 in 127 |
| North Carolina | #27 | 302 | 1 in 133 |
| Nevada | #31 | 23 | 1 in 129 |
| South Carolina | #33 | 134 | 1 in 155 |
| Florida | #37 | 263 | 1 in 182 |
| Oklahoma | #38 | 101 | 1 in 175 |
| Alabama | #39 | 140 | 1 in 190 |
| Indiana | #39 | 225 | 1 in 183 |
| Arizona | #41 | 77 | 1 in 196 |
| Maine | #41 | 41 | 1 in 173 |
| West Virginia | #41 | 79 | 1 in 165 |
| Tennessee | #42 | 172 | 1 in 181 |
| California | #45 | 584 | 1 in 254 |
| Maryland | #45 | 123 | 1 in 191 |
| Ohio | #47 | 364 | 1 in 230 |
| Kentucky | #51 | 111 | 1 in 234 |
| Montana | #51 | 21 | 1 in 199 |
| Arkansas | #53 | 66 | 1 in 211 |
| Colorado | #53 | 71 | 1 in 232 |
| Virginia | #54 | 148 | 1 in 223 |
| Hawaii | #55 | 20 | 1 in 236 |
| New Mexico | #55 | 38 | 1 in 221 |
| Delaware | #57 | 18 | 1 in 193 |
| Washington | #57 | 93 | 1 in 240 |
| Kansas | #58 | 55 | 1 in 246 |
| Louisiana | #58 | 108 | 1 in 270 |
| Michigan | #58 | 262 | 1 in 263 |
| Alaska | #61 | 13 | 1 in 189 |
| Vermont | #61 | 13 | 1 in 217 |
| Utah | #64 | 39 | 1 in 277 |
| Illinois | #67 | 271 | 1 in 305 |
| District of Columbia | #68 | 37 | 1 in 238 |
| Wyoming | #68 | 8 | 1 in 217 |
| Idaho | #69 | 20 | 1 in 244 |
| Missouri | #73 | 111 | 1 in 308 |
| Pennsylvania | #77 | 250 | 1 in 321 |
| Texas | #78 | 303 | 1 in 343 |
| Oregon | #79 | 44 | 1 in 303 |
| Rhode Island | #79 | 21 | 1 in 285 |
| South Dakota | #79 | 15 | 1 in 279 |
| New Jersey | #82 | 125 | 1 in 372 |
| Mississippi | #83 | 59 | 1 in 316 |
| New Hampshire | #83 | 16 | 1 in 307 |
| New York | #92 | 306 | 1 in 409 |
| North Dakota | #93 | 12 | 1 in 342 |
| Connecticut | #103 | 43 | 1 in 429 |
| Massachusetts | #106 | 87 | 1 in 450 |
| Wisconsin | #106 | 73 | 1 in 423 |
| Iowa | #107 | 46 | 1 in 419 |
| Nebraska | #109 | 26 | 1 in 408 |
| Minnesota | #115 | 57 | 1 in 475 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about April
- 40 spots since 2024 (#502 → #542)
- 25 spots since 2020 (#517 → #542)
- 139 spots since 2015 (#403 → #542)
- Biggest jump: 880 spots in 1939 (#1,805 → #925)
- Biggest drop: 66 spots in 1944 (#502 → #568)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1979 at #23 (10,902 births)
- Births halved by 1987, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1967–1991
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1939–2025
- Highest: 1 in 145 girls born in 1980 were named April (0.69%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,886 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #23 in 1979, was only 1 in 147 (0.68%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 31.7% of all girls named April (76,946) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 14 | #3,452 (1919) | #3,768 |
| 1920s | 111 | #1,897 (1928) | #2,821 |
| 1930s | 196 | #925 (1939) | #2,118 |
| 1940s | 2,959 | #352 (1946) | #469 |
| 1950s | 10,176 | #211 (1959) | #274 |
| 1960s | 28,306 | #79 (1967) | #143 |
| 1970s | 76,946 | #23 (1979) | #38 |
| 1980s | 75,950 | #25 (1981) | #45 |
| 1990s | 25,772 | #73 (1990) | #140 |
| 2000s | 11,420 | #214 (2000) | #288 |
| 2010s | 7,554 | #375 (2010) | #423 |
| 2020s | 3,521 | #502 (2024) | #521 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
April in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 280 of them was named April, which outranked 99.4% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 93,076 of them was named April, which outranked 62.4% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,052Young20
- #2,052Yul20
- #2,052Yusuf20
- #2,126April19
- #2,126Alexandre19
- #2,126Aloysius19
- #2,126Antuan19
- #2,203Antoin18
- #2,203Antonie18
- #2,203Ara18
Tied with 76 names at #2,126; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.