Names / Girl names
April
Current rank
#542
holding steady
All-time peak
#23
in 1979
First recorded
1917
in U.S. data
Children named
243,500
since 1917
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #23 in 1979 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, April enters U.S. records in 1917. As of the latest data it stands at #542, keeping its place. Its strongest year was 1979, at #23 nationally. Across all years, more than 243,500 children have been named this.