Avril
#1,844 for girls in 2025, 108 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #8,868
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2007 · 154 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,479since 1919
Avril over time
Rank among girls' names. Avril has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
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 | #1,844 | 108 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,852 | 108 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,813 | 111 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,828 | 111 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,871 | 106 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,830 | 107 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,655 | 127 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,774 | 115 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,828 | 112 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,712 | 124 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,655 | 129 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,956 | 102 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,824 | 111 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,591 | 136 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,524 | 144 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,621 | 133 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,792 | 120 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,504 | 155 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,503 | 154 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,988 | 100 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,668 | 119 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,573 | 125 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,509 | 129 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 | — | |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | — | |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | — | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | — | |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | — | |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | — | |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | — | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | — | |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,777 | 20 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,002 | 26 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,110 | 22 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | — | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | — | |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | — | |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | — | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | — | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | — | |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | — | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | — | |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | — | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | — | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | — | |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | — | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | — | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | — | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | — | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | — | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | — | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | — | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | — | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | — | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | — | |
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Avril! It came in at #4,814, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1921–1922, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Avril is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#556 · 1 in 2,578
- Florida#815 · 1 in 4,564
- North Carolina#1,096 · 1 in 6,473
- New York#1,345 · 1 in 8,984
- Illinois#1,607 · 1 in 11,525
Best ever in a state: #490 in Oklahoma, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #556 | 7 | 1 in 2,578 |
| Florida | #815 | 19 | 1 in 4,564 |
| North Carolina | #1,096 | 7 | 1 in 6,473 |
| New York | #1,345 | 10 | 1 in 8,984 |
| Illinois | #1,607 | 5 | 1 in 11,525 |
| Texas | #1,621 | 14 | 1 in 11,950 |
| California | #1,653 | 15 | 1 in 13,581 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Avril
- 8 spots since 2024 (#1,852 → #1,844)
- 14 spots since 2020 (#1,830 → #1,844)
- 189 spots since 2015 (#1,655 → #1,844)
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 2007 at #1,503 (154 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 12,200 girls born in 2008 were named Avril (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,882 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #1,503 in 2007, was only 1 in 12,485 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 35.4% of all girls named Avril (1,233) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,814 (1919) | #4,814 |
| 1920s | 75 | #1,926 (1924) | #3,688 |
| 1930s | 21 | #3,742 (1935) | #4,227 |
| 1940s | 28 | #3,444 (1942) | #3,964 |
| 1950s | 50 | #3,967 (1954) | #4,774 |
| 1960s | 92 | #3,340 (1967) | #4,837 |
| 1970s | 155 | #3,002 (1977) | #4,453 |
| 1980s | 121 | #3,647 (1982) | #6,256 |
| 1990s | 98 | #5,799 (1998) | #8,238 |
| 2000s | 950 | #1,503 (2007) | #3,345 |
| 2010s | 1,233 | #1,524 (2011) | #1,714 |
| 2020s | 651 | #1,813 (2023) | #1,840 |
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.
Avril in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 14,291 of them was named Avril, which outranked 90.9% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,704Kamiah125
- #1,704Kayley125
- #1,704Laikyn125
- #1,712Avril124
- #1,712Alba124
- #1,712Arabelle124
- #1,712Brynnlee124
- #1,719Adalind123
- #1,719Anjali123
- #1,719Denisse123
Tied with 6 names at #1,712; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.