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

Quick answers about April

How many people are named April?

An estimated 220,562 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 38 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.

Where is April most common?

April has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.

1917Peak 19802025
peak 1980 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1980
Decline from peak
95.1%
2025
557
All-time
242,925

April took 72 years to reach 45 states. A slow burn from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Oregon, Utah, and Washington outward.

Broke out: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, 1952 · over-represented in 45 states over 72 years

Alabama: broke out 1972 AL Alaska: broke out 1952 AK Arizona: broke out 1954 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1976 AR California: broke out 1952 CA Colorado: broke out 1954 CO Connecticut: broke out 1954 CT Delaware: broke out 1956 DE District of Columbia: broke out 1958 DC Florida: broke out 1956 FL Georgia: broke out 1969 GA Hawaii: broke out 1952 HI Idaho: broke out 1953 ID Illinois: broke out 1952 IL Indiana: broke out 1961 IN Iowa: never over-represented IA Kansas: broke out 1952 KS Kentucky: broke out 1973 KY Louisiana: broke out 1980 LA Maine: broke out 1952 ME Maryland: broke out 1960 MD Massachusetts: broke out 2019 MA Michigan: broke out 1955 MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: broke out 1978 MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: broke out 1957 MT Nebraska: broke out 1991 NE Nevada: broke out 1959 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1956 NH New Jersey: broke out 2024 NJ New Mexico: broke out 1989 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: broke out 1966 NC North Dakota: broke out 1989 ND Ohio: never over-represented OH Oklahoma: broke out 1976 OK Oregon: broke out 1952 OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 2000 RI South Carolina: broke out 1971 SC South Dakota: broke out 1953 SD Tennessee: broke out 1970 TN Texas: broke out 1990 TX Utah: broke out 1952 UT Vermont: broke out 1959 VT Virginia: broke out 1978 VA Washington: broke out 1952 WA West Virginia: broke out 1958 WV Wisconsin: broke out 2013 WI Wyoming: broke out 1959 WY