Is Avril a boy or girl name?

Avril is a girl’s name. Of the 3,484 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.9% were girls and 0.1% were boys.

Avril

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Avril was most popular in 2008, when 155 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,644 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,355, with 108 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,484 people named Avril.

Avril over time

Births per year. The dot marks Avril’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Avril a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Avril is a girl’s name — 99.9% of the 3,484 Americans given it were girls and 0.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Avril

Where Avril is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org