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April is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 243,028 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 242,361 as girls and 667 as boys. April gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1980 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 607
2023 587
2022 588
2021 594
2020 585
2019 635
2018 656
2017 694
2016 824
2015 807
2014 795
2013 718
2012 785
2011 796
2010 841
2009 914
2008 1,022
2007 1,093
2006 1,035
2005 1,055
2004 1,185
2003 1,118
2002 1,252
2001 1,300
2000 1,451
1999 1,559
1998 1,662
1997 1,602
1996 1,764
1995 2,076
1994 2,532
1993 2,949
1992 3,241
1991 3,865
1990 4,584
1989 4,760
1988 4,857
1987 5,320
1986 5,710
1985 6,716
1984 7,584
1983 8,232
1982 10,100
1981 11,428
1980 11,518
1979 10,938
1978 9,620
1977 8,094
1976 7,787
1975 8,273
1974 8,475
1973 7,286
1972 6,137
1971 5,958
1970 4,618
1969 3,814
1968 3,629
1967 4,480
1966 3,265
1965 2,817
1964 2,601
1963 2,200
1962 1,821
1961 1,814
1960 1,939
1959 1,569
1958 1,352
1957 1,308
1956 1,212
1955 1,251
1954 950
1953 822
1952 824
1951 504
1950 394
1949 464
1948 383
1947 512
1946 460
1945 242
1944 165
1943 220
1942 232
1941 176
1940 105
1939 58
1938 19
1937 24
1936 20
1935 15
1934 11
1933 11
1932 14
1931 6
1930 18
1929 12
1928 20
1927 15
1926 13
1925 13
1924 10
1923 6
1921 12
1920 10
1919 8
1917 6