Abril
Meaning
“Spanish word for April, the month”
The story
Abril is the Spanish and Catalan form of April, and behind the month name Behind the Name reads a hedge worth keeping: April probably comes from Latin aperio, to open or uncover, the verb of flowers opening, though the derivation is not certain. As a given name in the United States, Abril is younger than it looks. The Social Security record first shows it in the 1960s, with seven girls, and the counts climb from there: 1,045 in the 1990s, 3,718 in the 2000s, 3,047 across the 2010s, and 1,258 so far this decade. The livelier story is abroad. By Behind the Name's tally, Abril ranked 24th in Catalonia in 2024, 42nd in Spain the same year, and 68th in Mexico in 2021, against a single American top-1000 appearance at 897 in 2017. It is the month itself, worn as a name, and Spanish-speaking families barely need the etymology spelled out.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Abril peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
108 people · the #39,099 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 13
Among people named Abril living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Abril
Most people given the name Abril in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Abril deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Abril truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Abril fits with your family’s names and surname.
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