girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Avril

Meaning April Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,845 Trend → Stable

20th-century invention from French avril (“April”).

Rank 2025
#1,845
among girls · ↑9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
108
named Avril
How common
1 in 14,882
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
155 babies
All-time total
3,484
#3,270 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Avril popularity over time

3,484 babies have been named Avril since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #4,887
1920s 75 – 75 8 +1400% #1,932
1930s 21 – 21 2 -72% #3,788
1940s 28 – 28 3 +33% #3,470
1950s 50 – 50 5 +79% #3,993
1960s 92 – 92 9 +84% #3,351
1970s 155 – 155 16 +68% #3,006
1980s 121 – 121 12 -22% #3,660
1990s 98 5 103 10 -15% #5,837
2000s 950 – 950 95 +822% #1,504
2010s 1,233 – 1,233 123 +30% #1,525
2020s (to 2025) 651 – 651 109 -12% #1,814

Where Avril is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 107 0.07 outside top 500
2027 107 0.07 outside top 500
2028 107 0.07 outside top 500
2029 106 0.07 outside top 500
2030 106 0.07 outside top 500

Where Avril is most popular

Girls named Avril per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.067 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Avril born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 110 0.257 +283%
Texas 76 0.094 +41%
New York 34 0.086 +28%
Georgia 15 0.066 ≈ national
California 53 0.063 -6%
Utah 5 0.060 -10%
North Carolina 13 0.057 -15%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -17%
Illinois 11 0.048 -28%
Colorado 5 0.045 -33%
Arizona 6 0.043 -36%
Virginia 7 0.041 -39%
Indiana 5 0.036 -47%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Avril

Avril is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,845 in 2025 with 108 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 3,484 American babies have been named Avril. Its peak came in 2008, when 155 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Avril stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avril?

The median living Avril is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 3,300 people named Avril are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Avril year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 108 #1,845 – –
2024 108 #1,854 – –
2023 111 #1,814 – –
2022 111 #1,828 – –
2021 106 #1,874 – –
2020 107 #1,831 – –
2019 127 #1,657 – –
2018 115 #1,775 – –
2017 112 #1,833 – –
2016 124 #1,714 – –
2015 129 #1,660 – –
2014 102 #1,958 – –
2013 111 #1,826 – –
2012 136 #1,592 – –
2011 144 #1,525 – –
2010 133 #1,622 – –
2009 120 #1,794 – –
2008 155 #1,504 – –
2007 154 #1,505 – –
2006 100 #1,990 – –
2005 119 #1,671 – –
2004 125 #1,577 – –
2003 129 #1,510 – –
2002 26 #4,651 – –
2001 11 #8,844 – –
2000 11 #8,621 – –
1995 8 #9,666 5 #8,988
1990 13 #6,500 – –
1985 11 #6,062 – –
1980 10 #6,350 – –
1975 12 #4,883 – –
1970 11 #4,777 – –
1965 11 #3,968 – –
1960 9 #4,462 – –
1955 8 #4,396 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 6 #3,895 – –
1935 6 #3,788 – –
1930 5 #4,612 – –
1925 13 #2,632 – –
1920 6 #4,438 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Avril

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Canadian singer (born 1984) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Avril, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Avril?

The median living Avril is about 14 years old. Half of all living Avrils are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Avril are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Avril are alive in the United States, based on 3,484 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Avril mean?

20th-century invention from French avril (“April”).

How popular is the name Avril in 2025?

Avril ranked #1,845 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 108 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avril?

3,484 babies have been named Avril in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avril most popular?

Avril peaked in 2008, when 155 newborns received the name.

Is Avril a boy or girl name?

Avril is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Avril rising or falling?

Avril has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Avril become more popular?

Avril looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 106 girls named Avril in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Avril?

Well-known people named Avril include Avril Lavigne (musician).

Names like Avril

Names that sound and feel close to Avril: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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