April

AY-pril

Girl

Average rank #389 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From the name of the month, probably originally derived from Latin aperire "to open", referring to the opening of flowers. It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 1940s.

How popular is April?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#321

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#164

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#273

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#542

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#647

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

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