Avril is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Avril is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,845 for girl births in the United States (and #3,358 across all names), given to 108 babies. Avril first appears in 1919 and peaked in 2008 (155 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | 108 | #1,845 | — |
| 2024 | 108 | 108 | #1,854 | — |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | #1,814 | — |
| 2022 | 111 | 111 | #1,828 | — |
| 2021 | 106 | 106 | #1,874 | — |
| 2020 | 107 | 107 | #1,831 | — |
| 2019 | 127 | 127 | #1,657 | — |
| 2018 | 115 | 115 | #1,775 | — |
| 2017 | 112 | 112 | #1,833 | — |
| 2016 | 124 | 124 | #1,714 | — |
| 2015 | 129 | 129 | #1,660 | — |
| 2014 | 102 | 102 | #1,958 | — |
| 2013 | 111 | 111 | #1,826 | — |
| 2012 | 136 | 136 | #1,592 | — |
| 2011 | 144 | 144 | #1,525 | — |
| 2010 | 133 | 133 | #1,622 | — |
| 2009 | 120 | 120 | #1,794 | — |
| 2008 | 155 | 155 | #1,504 | — |
| 2007 | 154 | 154 | #1,505 | — |
| 2006 | 100 | 100 | #1,990 | — |
| 2005 | 119 | 119 | #1,671 | — |
| 2004 | 125 | 125 | #1,577 | — |
| 2003 | 129 | 129 | #1,510 | — |
| 2002 | 26 | 26 | #4,651 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #8,844 | — |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #8,621 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #12,885 | — |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #5,837 | — |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,110 | — |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #9,666 | #8,988 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #9,674 | — |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,080 | — |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,048 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,036 | — |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,500 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,491 | — |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,166 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #9,950 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #7,815 | — |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,062 | — |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #4,338 | — |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #5,177 | — |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #3,660 | — |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #4,983 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,350 | — |
| 1979 | 20 | — | #3,790 | — |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #4,263 | — |
| 1977 | 26 | — | #3,006 | — |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,172 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,883 | — |
| 1974 | 22 | — | #3,117 | — |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #3,795 | — |
| 1972 | 12 | — | #4,544 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,428 | — |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #4,777 | — |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #3,629 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #4,797 | — |
| 1967 | 15 | — | #3,351 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #5,852 | — |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #3,968 | — |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,058 | — |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,566 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #6,645 | — |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,337 | — |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,462 | — |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #5,067 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,448 | — |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #4,863 | — |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,396 | — |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #3,993 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,720 | — |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,148 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,228 | — |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,377 | — |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #3,470 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,895 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,788 | — |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,337 | — |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,386 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,612 | — |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,620 | — |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,342 | — |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,904 | — |
| 1925 | 13 | — | #2,632 | — |
| 1924 | 21 | — | #1,932 | — |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,742 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,185 | — |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,438 | — |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,887 | — |