How Many People Are Named Avril?
An estimated 3,182 people in the United States have the first name Avril. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Avril peaked in popularity in 2008 with 155 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Avril as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Avril paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,182
About 1 in 107,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
155 births
Total Registered
3,376
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Avril
Avril is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,376 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Avril as a male name
Ranked #8,986 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1995 (5 births)
Avril as a female name
Ranked #1,847 in 2024
108 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (155 births)
Avril: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Avril span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,233 babies were registered. While Avril is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Avril by Decade
How has Avril tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Avril by State
Birth registrations for Avril span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Massachusetts. On average, about 90 Avrils were registered per state.
Avril + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Avril as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Avril: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Avril?
We estimate approximately 3,182 people named Avril are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 107,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Avril a common name?
Avril is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,376 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Avril most popular?
Avril reached peak popularity in 2008, when 155 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Avril is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Avril a female name?
Avril is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Avril Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Avril Smith, Avril Johnson, Avril Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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