Feminine dossier · first seen 1917

April

Endangered Down 95.1% from peak
Peak era
1980
Peak births
11,472
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
1917Peak 19802025
peak 1980 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about April

How many people are named April?

An estimated 228,721 living Americans are named April.

How rare is April?

April is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 557 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.1% from its 1980 peak.

How old is the typical April?

The median age of a living American named April is approximately 46 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 52 years old.

Is April still popular?

No. April is endangered as a baby name, down 95.1% from its 1980 peak with 557 births in 2025.

Peak year
1980
Decline from peak
95.1%
2025
557
All-time
242,925

April took 76 years to reach 43 states. A slow burn from California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, and Washington outward.

Broke out: California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, and Washington, 1946 · over-represented in 43 states over 76 years

Alabama: broke out 1972 AL Alaska: broke out 1975 AK Arizona: broke out 2000 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1976 AR California: broke out 1946 CA Colorado: broke out 1955 CO Connecticut: broke out 1954 CT Delaware: broke out 1967 DE District of Columbia: broke out 1961 DC Florida: broke out 1956 FL Georgia: broke out 1969 GA Hawaii: broke out 1949 HI Idaho: broke out 1962 ID Illinois: broke out 1946 IL Indiana: broke out 1956 IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: broke out 1973 KY Louisiana: broke out 1980 LA Maine: broke out 1959 ME Maryland: broke out 1960 MD Massachusetts: broke out 2022 MA Michigan: broke out 1946 MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: broke out 1977 MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: broke out 1965 MT Nebraska: broke out 1991 NE Nevada: broke out 1967 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1964 NH New Jersey: broke out 1946 NJ New Mexico: broke out 1989 NM New York: broke out 1951 NY North Carolina: broke out 1966 NC North Dakota: broke out 1989 ND Ohio: broke out 1951 OH Oklahoma: broke out 1974 OK Oregon: broke out 1952 OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 1971 SC South Dakota: broke out 1992 SD Tennessee: broke out 1970 TN Texas: broke out 1990 TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: broke out 1970 VT Virginia: broke out 1978 VA Washington: broke out 1946 WA West Virginia: broke out 1971 WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: broke out 1975 WY