Is April a boy or girl name?
April is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 607 girls and 0 boys were named April, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 243,028 US babies named April were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #502
- Babies named April since 1917
- 243,028
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 11,518 babies
Boys and girls named April, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 196 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,959 | 100% |
| 1950s | 9 | 10,177 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 75 | 28,305 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 240 | 76,946 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 277 | 75,948 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 61 | 25,773 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 5 | 11,420 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,551 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,961 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 607 | #502 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 587 | #516 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 588 | #530 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 594 | #519 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 585 | #517 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 635 | #492 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 656 | #477 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 694 | #456 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 824 | #405 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 807 | #403 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 795 | #405 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 718 | #424 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 785 | #396 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 796 | #396 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 841 | #376 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 914 | #355 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,022 | #329 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #310 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,035 | #317 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,055 | #302 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,478 | 1,180 | #277 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,118 | #278 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,252 | #254 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,300 | #245 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,451 | #214 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,013 | 1,554 | #199 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,662 | #182 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,602 | #188 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,764 | #177 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,076 | #155 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,127 | 2,521 | #127 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,831 | 2,933 | #112 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,260 | 3,231 | #103 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,555 | 3,858 | #88 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,421 | 4,572 | #73 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,474 | 4,734 | #66 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,968 | 4,839 | #65 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,275 | 5,295 | #58 |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,839 | 5,677 | #53 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,172 | 6,691 | #47 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,535 | 7,565 | #42 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,214 | 8,209 | #39 |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,541 | 10,060 | #32 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,206 | 11,405 | #25 |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,411 | 11,473 | #26 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,599 | 10,902 | #23 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,797 | 9,591 | #27 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,909 | 8,068 | #29 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,879 | 7,761 | #30 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,708 | 8,244 | #25 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,055 | 8,454 | #28 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,984 | 7,265 | #33 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,246 | 6,120 | #48 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,129 | 5,939 | #56 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,300 | 4,602 | #82 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,420 | 3,801 | #97 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,380 | 3,622 | #96 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,246 | 4,467 | #79 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,136 | 3,251 | #108 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,950 | 2,812 | #136 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 2,601 | #151 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,065 | 2,195 | #175 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,658 | 1,815 | #199 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,367 | 1,807 | #201 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,061 | 1,934 | #191 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,830 | 1,560 | #211 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,352 | #224 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,308 | #233 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #236 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,251 | #229 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 950 | #273 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 822 | #290 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 824 | #281 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 504 | #356 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 394 | #402 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 464 | #365 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 383 | #407 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 512 | #354 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 460 | #352 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 242 | #457 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 165 | #568 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 220 | #502 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 232 | #485 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 176 | #525 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 105 | #675 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 58 | #925 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,809 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,541 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,691 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,104 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,576 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,547 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,242 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,877 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,939 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,591 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,903 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,343 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,572 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,625 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,155 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,398 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,775 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,105 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,471 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,113 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, April reached #1,411 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #23 in 1979. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like April
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.