Abril

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Abril

Say it: ah-BREEL

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Meaning

Spanish 'April', from Latin aprilis, a month name of uncertain origin.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A modern Argentine and Mexican favourite.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

01020304018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2007per 100,000 babies of that sex
  • 8,278 babies given this name since 1969
  • At its height in 2007, about 1 in 2,600 girls
  • 210 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

ArgentineMexicanSpanish

The family of the name

PortugueseAbril
ItalianAprile

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.