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Baby name

April

Girl

Origin of the name

April comes from the name of the month, from the Latin Aprilis.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1980, with 11,472 births and the No. 26 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 95% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 542. 32% of all babies named April since 1880 were born in the 1970s.
242,925births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 26rank at its peak, in 1980

Where babies named April are born

1980

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The darker the blue, the more common April is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, April is most common in Alabama (1.6 times), Tennessee (1.6) and South Carolina (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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