April is a girl's name of English origin meaning “of the month of the goddess Venus and Venus.” In 2024 it was given to 607 girls in the United States.
April belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “of the month of the goddess Venus and Venus” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, April first appears in Social Security records in 1917. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #23 in 1979, and in 2024 607 babies received the name — 242,361 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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April means “of the month of the goddess Venus and Venus” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
April is a girl name. In 2024, 607 babies received the name in the US.
April comes from the English & American tradition.
April first appears in US records in 1917. Its best-ever ranking was #23 in 1979, and 607 babies were given the name in 2024.
April is pronounced /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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