girl's name
Avril
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,492
Ireland
#713
2024 births
Avril is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 155 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 30,698 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Avril over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 75 |
| 1930s | 21 |
| 1940s | 28 |
| 1950s | 50 |
| 1960s | 92 |
| 1970s | 155 |
| 1980s | 121 |
| 1990s | 103 |
| 2000s | 950 |
| 2010s | 1,233 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 651 |
How popular is Avril?
In 2025, Avril was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Avril is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Avril
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Avril also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Avril over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Avril
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Avril — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Avril
How popular is the name Avril?
In 2025, Avril was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Avril a girl's or a boy's name?
Avril is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Avril?
Avril has 2 syllables.
When was Avril most popular?
Avril peaked in 2008, when 155 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Avril a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Avril currently ranks #961 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.