Girl name
April
April holds the #542 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 557 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1979 (#23 nationally, 10,902 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1917. The name's biggest fan base is in Maryland (#327 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#542
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#23
in 1979 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
557
girls named April
April popularity, 1880–2025
Where April is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maryland (#327), Nevada (#374), Virginia (#376)
Uniqueness score
41/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named April in the most recent year of SSA data.