April is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what April means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named April across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular April has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
April is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “the month of April”. associated with spring and opening.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 243,592 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 5,174 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 872 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 132 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 833 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 49 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named April per year, United States (1917 to 2025). United States peaked in 1980 (11,517/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (300/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1990 (38/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1991 (34/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2018 (10/yr).
April has been one of the most popular baby names in the United States. It was most common in 1980, when it ranked #61 nationally (given to 11,534 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1980s.
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