Avril

Avril: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “April”
Origin: French
Say it: AV-ril · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French form of the month name April, from Latin Aprilis. Also known from Canadian singer Avril Lavigne.

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How popular is Avril?

202432.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Avril in 2024108

2024 rank#1,849 girls

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 18803,376

Avril has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Avril

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Avril questions

What does the name Avril mean?

Avril means "April". It comes from French. French form of the month name April, from Latin Aprilis. Also known from Canadian singer Avril Lavigne.

Is Avril a boy or girl name?

Avril is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Avril?

108 US babies were named Avril in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Avril?

Avril is usually pronounced AV-ril.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.