NameTides

April

April was the #542 girls' name in the US in 2025 (557 babies), and #321 in England & Wales and #653 in Canada.

April as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
April as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
April as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#542 (557)#321 (136)#164 (25)#334 (4)#273 (15)#653 (46)
2024#502 (609)#360 (121)#244 (15)#407 (3)#441 (8)#694 (42)
2023#516 (588)#283 (159)#204 (20)#391 (3)#247 (16)#698 (40)
2022#530 (588)#286 (160)#148 (29)#305 (5)#317 (13)#575 (49)
2021#519 (594)#257 (185)#156 (28)#237 (7)#228 (20)#491 (60)
2020#517 (585)#265 (179)#197 (20)#281 (5)#187 (25)#556 (52)
2019#492 (636)#250 (195)#182 (24)#243 (7)#201 (24)#532 (59)
2018#477 (656)#219 (233)#143 (33)#195 (10)#267 (17)#518 (60)
2017#455 (695)#219 (239)#201 (22)#263 (6)#199 (26)#491 (66)
2016#405 (824)#205 (259)#185 (26)#229 (8)#166 (33)#501 (65)
2015#403 (807)#194 (278)#182 (24)#248 (7)#177 (32)#438 (76)
2014#405 (795)#216 (241)#191 (24)#229 (8)#188 (28)#380 (88)
2013#424 (718)#250 (195)#223 (19)#370 (4)#185 (31)#505 (60)
2012#395 (785)#233 (216)#254 (18)#203 (9)#250 (20)#479 (63)
2011#396 (796)#267 (182)#287 (14)#444 (3)#266 (19)#541 (55)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1980 at #26.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1917.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,900 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 720common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, April is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,600 to 1 in 3,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

April by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #564WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #586WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #540MNIllinois: #709ILMichigan: #690MINew York: #505NYMassachusetts: #481MAOregon: #619ORNevada: #374NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #647PANew Jersey: #470NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #381CAUtah: #704UTColorado: #497CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: #744KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #376VAMaryland: #327MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #515AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #748TNNorth Carolina: #905NCSouth Carolina: #467SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #483OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #514MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #509GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #346TXFlorida: #489FL
April (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#67518

April (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AprilCanadaGirls#65346
AprilEngland & WalesGirls#321136
AprilIrelandGirls#27315
AprilNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
AprilScotlandGirls#16425
AprilUSGirls#542557
AprilUSBoys—too few