April

Meaning and origin of April

Popularity of April in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2022.
• Over recent years, April has been rising (+5.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one April every 19 schools, all spellings combined.

April in English-speaking countries

April ranks 200^th in Scotland, against 416^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  200^th girls’ name60 babies in 3 years1 girl in 906−2.8% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  306^th girls’ name39 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,663

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  392^nd girls’ name24 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,749

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  310^th girls’ name416 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,846−5.7% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  491^st girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,985

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  357^th girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,251

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  525^th girls’ name1,754 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,755−0.7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  658^th girls’ name53 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,915

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Aprile (in French)40
• Apryl (in French)30

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to April

• Ruby
• Rosie
• Lily
• June
• Amy
• Angel
• Maddie
• Gina
• Paula
• Lucile
• Justine
• Rosa

See also

• →French names of Latin origin