NameTides

Avril

Avril was the #1,844 girls' name in the US in 2025 (108 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales and #1,768 in Canada.

Avril as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Avril as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Avril as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,844 (108)#2,138 (13)——#1,768 (13)
2024#1,852 (108)#2,001 (14)—#631 (5)#1,077 (24)
2023#1,813 (111)#1,705 (17)——#1,491 (15)
2022#1,828 (111)#2,325 (11)—#634 (5)#1,313 (18)
2021#1,871 (106)#2,499 (10)—#464 (8)#1,522 (15)
2020#1,830 (107)#1,846 (15)——#2,007 (10)
2019#1,655 (127)#5,591 (3)—#716 (4)#1,002 (26)
2018#1,774 (115)#2,090 (13)—#734 (4)#1,376 (17)
2017#1,828 (112)#2,925 (8)—#579 (6)#1,333 (18)
2016#1,712 (124)#3,214 (7)—#661 (5)#1,785 (12)
2015#1,655 (129)#2,705 (9)#806 (3)#581 (6)#1,874 (11)
2014#1,956 (102)#2,058 (13)—#404 (11)#847 (32)
2013#1,824 (111)#2,062 (13)—#357 (13)#888 (30)
2012#1,591 (136)#2,095 (13)—#510 (8)#1,029 (25)
2011#1,524 (144)#1,903 (14)#810 (3)#510 (8)#1,056 (24)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2008 at #1,504.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1919.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 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 15,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Avril is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Avril by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #796FL
Avril (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#93212

Avril (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
AvrilCanadaGirls#1,76813
AvrilEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
AvrilIrelandGirls—too few
AvrilNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AvrilScotlandGirls—too few
AvrilUSGirls#1,844108
AvrilUSBoys—too few