U.S. first-name statistics

How common is April?

April was the #269 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name April

206,083

About 1 in 1,608 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#269

More common than 99.5% of listed first names

Peak year

1980

11,517 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

557

#1,092 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 1,608

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.2% male99.8% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic68.1%
Black, non-Hispanic13.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.02%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.50%
Two or more races3.86%
Hispanic or Latino10.8%

Reading the result

April across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

April reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1980, with 11,517 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 557 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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