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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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First appearance
1917
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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#100 · 1 in 430
- Oklahoma#110 · 1 in 470
- North Carolina#118 · 1 in 554
- Montana#123 · 1 in 426
- Tennessee#123 · 1 in 559
Best ever in a state: #4 in Alabama, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #100 | 27 | 1 in 430 |
| Oklahoma | #110 | 34 | 1 in 470 |
| North Carolina | #118 | 71 | 1 in 554 |
| Montana | #123 | 7 | 1 in 426 |
| Tennessee | #123 | 53 | 1 in 559 |
| South Carolina | #124 | 30 | 1 in 542 |
| Kentucky | #125 | 34 | 1 in 578 |
| Texas | #133 | 222 | 1 in 629 |
| Alabama | #140 | 32 | 1 in 643 |
| Arkansas | #140 | 19 | 1 in 616 |
| South Dakota | #142 | 6 | 1 in 515 |
| Wisconsin | #143 | 40 | 1 in 635 |
| Georgia | #145 | 57 | 1 in 728 |
| Maryland | #148 | 35 | 1 in 706 |
| North Dakota | #148 | 6 | 1 in 501 |
| Missouri | #151 | 40 | 1 in 739 |
| Minnesota | #154 | 35 | 1 in 710 |
| West Virginia | #155 | 12 | 1 in 634 |
| Michigan | #157 | 67 | 1 in 777 |
| Louisiana | #162 | 29 | 1 in 743 |
| Virginia | #162 | 43 | 1 in 794 |
| Idaho | #168 | 9 | 1 in 641 |
| Arizona | #169 | 39 | 1 in 730 |
| Indiana | #170 | 39 | 1 in 843 |
| Oregon | #173 | 21 | 1 in 793 |
| Florida | #175 | 82 | 1 in 887 |
| Washington | #175 | 35 | 1 in 815 |
| New Mexico | #181 | 13 | 1 in 669 |
| Ohio | #190 | 60 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Colorado | #194 | 24 | 1 in 874 |
| California | #202 | 227 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Iowa | #205 | 14 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Kansas | #208 | 13 | 1 in 957 |
| District of Columbia | #210 | 5 | 1 in 715 |
| Utah | #223 | 15 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Illinois | #227 | 59 | 1 in 1,211 |
| Pennsylvania | #232 | 45 | 1 in 1,346 |
| Connecticut | #237 | 13 | 1 in 1,254 |
| New Jersey | #246 | 30 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Nevada | #255 | 8 | 1 in 1,031 |
| New York | #294 | 63 | 1 in 1,656 |
| Massachusetts | #298 | 19 | 1 in 1,695 |
| Nebraska | #322 | 5 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
62 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1979 at #23 (10,902 births)
- Births halved by 1987, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 25 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1967–1991
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1939–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 145
- 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
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 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 1996
girls
#177
1,764 births · 1 in 994 girls
Top girls' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 994 of them was named April, which outranked 98.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside April
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.