Over the past 110 years, 237 321 girls and 52 boys have been named April. The name April ranks 153th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named April in 1939. The peak of popularity of the name April came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.