April
Say it: AY-pril/ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/
GirlMeans the month of April5 letters2 syllables
#273
in Ireland (2025)
#276 with spellings combined
15
babies in 2025
#147
best rank (1991)
833
babies since 1965
Down 99
10-year rank change
April through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #276 |
| 2024 | 8 | #433 |
| 2023 | 16 | #248 |
| 2022 | 13 | #317 |
| 2021 | 20 | #233 |
| 2020 | 25 | #186 |
| 2019 | 24 | #203 |
| 2018 | 17 | #266 |
| 2017 | 26 | #199 |
| 2016 | 33 | #166 |
| 2015 | 32 | #177 |
| 2014 | 28 | #189 |
| 2013 | 31 | #185 |
| 2012 | 20 | #251 |
| 2011 | 19 | #266 |
| 2010 | 21 | #255 |
| 2009 | 21 | #248 |
| 2008 | 13 | #364 |
| 2007 | 13 | #327 |
| 2006 | 15 | #272 |
| 2005 | 9 | #372 |
| 2004 | 12 | #287 |
| 2003 | 11 | #294 |
| 2002 | 10 | #312 |
| 2001 | 15 | #225 |
| 2000 | 9 | #303 |
| 1999 | 11 | #254 |
| 1998 | 11 | #241 |
| 1997 | 17 | #246 |
| 1996 | 18 | #216 |
| 1995 | 15 | #242 |
| 1994 | 19 | #206 |
| 1993 | 17 | #223 |
| 1992 | 22 | #193 |
| 1991 | 34 | #147 |
| 1990 | 26 | #184 |
| 1989 | 17 | #224 |
| 1988 | 19 | #214 |
| 1987 | 16 | #242 |
| 1986 | 8 | #334 |
| 1985 | 9 | #325 |
| 1984 | 5 | #414 |
| 1983 | 8 | #347 |
| 1982 | 12 | #300 |
| 1981 | 12 | #299 |
| 1980 | 10 | #322 |
| 1979 | 30 | #189 |
| 1978 | 4 | #469 |
| 1977 | 3 | #518 |
| 1972 | 7 | #332 |
| 1970 | 3 | #447 |
| 1965 | 4 | #325 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does April mean?
The month of April
English, from the name of the month, from Latin Aprilis.
Say it right
AYpril
The story of April
April is taken straight from the name of the month. The English word comes through French from the Latin Aprilis. Where the Latin came from is uncertain; one idea links it with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, through an older borrowed form.
People began using April as a girls’ name in the early twentieth century, and its link with spring and new growth has kept it in use. In the United States it was for a long time the most popular of the month names for girls.
April first reached the CSO list in 1965, with 4 girls. It had its best year in 1991, when 34 girls were named April and it was number 147. It had a second, smaller rise in the 2010s. In Northern Ireland its highest place was 195th, in 2018.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: April (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: April (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
At a glance
Similar names
Sibling ideas
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 833 |
In Northern Ireland
#334 in 2025 with 4 babies. Best rank #195 (2018); 136 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.