Avril Girl

How popular is Avril?

#1,844 girl name in 2025

108 baby girls were named Avril in the US in 2025, making it the 1844th most popular girl name.

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3,331living people named Avril (est.)
15median age of people named Avril
3,484babies named Avril since 1880
1 in 30,698US babies born in 2025

Avril popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,844 for girls (▲ 8 from 2024)
Babies in 2025108 girls
10-year trendFalling (-16% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,655 in 2015, #1,830 in 2020
Peak year2008 (155 girls)
Highest rank#1,503 in 2007
First recorded1919
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Avril is most popular

Babies named Avril per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Florida: 0.3 per 1,000 (110 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (76 girls)
  3. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 girls)
  4. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 girls)
  5. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (53 girls)

Avril by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1910s5#4,812
1920s75#1,925
1930s21#3,740
1940s28#3,442
1950s50#3,965
1960s92#3,339
1970s155#3,001
1980s121#3,646
1990s98#5,794
2000s950#1,503
2010s1,233#1,524
2020s651#1,813

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Questions

Is Avril a boy or girl name?
Avril is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Avril were girls.
How popular is the name Avril?
108 baby girls were named Avril in the US in 2025, making it the 1844th most popular girl name.
When was Avril most popular?
Avril peaked in 2008, when 155 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,503 in 2007.
How many people are named Avril?
3,484 babies have been named Avril in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,331 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
Where is Avril most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Avril was most common in Florida, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.