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Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

April

AY-prəl · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Opening, from Latin Aprilis; fourth month
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
seasonal · month
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#502
2024 births607
Peak year1980
First appeared1917
Total US births242,361
1980 peak19171944197119972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ape
Alternate spellings
AprillApryllApryl
In other languages
Avril (French)Abril (Spanish)Aprile (Italian)

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Notable people named April

April Bloomfield (chef)
April Rose (model)
April Ryan (journalist)