Apryl
Apryl was the 10186th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1139th with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,033 places. More babies were named Apryl in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as April) April (the month) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #10,186 girls, down 5,419 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1981120 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,148babies recorded
What does the name Apryl mean?
Apryl is a spelling of April, pronounced the same way, so it shares April's meaning and origin.
April is the name of the month, used as a girl's name since the early 20th century, as Wiktionary notes. The month name comes from Latin Aprilis, whose origin is debated: Wiktionary suggests an Etruscan form of the name of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, while the Roman link with aperire, "to open", as of buds, is traditional but doubtful. It was popular in the US in the 1970s and 1980s.
Aprīlis (Latin, “April (origin debated)”)
How sure is this? Well established. The name is the month; the month's own etymology is uncertain.
Other explanations you may read: from Latin aperire 'to open'.
Related names: Avril, Abril, May, June.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'April', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'April', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Apryl popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,186 | 9 |
| 2020 | #4,767 | 27 |
| 2010 | #7,250 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,273 | 41 |
| 1990 | #1,925 | 72 |
| 1980 | #1,217 | 108 |
| 1970 | #1,681 | 55 |
| 1960 | #2,436 | 24 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Apryl, counting every spelling?
Apryl is a spelling of April, a name family that ranked #537 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,186 for Apryl on its own. Together these spellings went to 566 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 557 | #542 | 2,936 |
| Apryl | 9 | #10,186 | 73 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Apryl?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Apryl (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Apryl born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Apryl.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Apryl?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Apryl are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 29 and 51. That makes Apryl mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Apryl by state
How common Apryl was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Apryl: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Apryl, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Apryl
What does Apryl mean?
Apryl is a spelling of April, which means “April (the month)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Apryl?
Apryl was the 10186th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1139th with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,033 places. More babies were named Apryl in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Apryl a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Apryl in the US.
Where is Apryl most popular?
In 2021–2025, Apryl was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls).