Is Avril a boy or girl name?
Avril is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 108 girls and 0 boys were named Avril, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 3,376 US babies named Avril were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,847
- Babies named Avril since 1919
- 3,376
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 155 babies
Boys and girls named Avril, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 75 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 98 | 95.1% |
| 2000s | 0 | 950 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,233 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 543 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,847 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,814 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,828 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,874 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,831 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,656 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,775 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,714 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,659 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,958 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,826 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,592 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,525 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,622 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,794 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,504 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,505 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,990 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,671 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,577 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,509 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,651 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,843 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,621 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,885 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,110 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,986 | 8 | #9,666 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,674 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,080 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,047 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,036 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,500 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,491 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,167 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,950 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,815 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,062 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,338 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,177 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,660 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,982 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,350 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,790 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,263 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,005 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,374 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,883 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,117 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,794 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,544 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,427 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,777 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,628 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,797 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,351 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,851 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,968 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,057 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,565 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,904 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,338 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,461 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,067 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,447 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,863 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,395 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,993 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,721 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,148 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,226 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,377 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,469 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,895 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,788 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,337 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,386 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,613 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,342 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,904 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,632 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,932 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,742 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,185 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,887 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Avril reached #8,986 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #1,504 in 2008. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Avril
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.