Given name & surname
Abril
“to open”
Abril is a variant of April. The immediate reference is the month of April. A traditional explanation links the Latin name with “to open,” evoking opening buds and flowers; that proposed root should not be mistaken for an unquestioned literal translation.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abril is a variant of April. The immediate reference is the month of April. A traditional explanation links the Latin name with “to open,” evoking opening buds and flowers; that proposed root should not be mistaken for an unquestioned literal translation.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abril is a variant of April. April is an English month name used as a given name. The month’s Latin name is aprilis.
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How it developed
Abril is a variant of April. The shared background comes through April: Latin aprilis may derive from aperīre, “to open.” An additional suggestion is that given-name April was originally intended as an English counterpart to Avril, though that naming route is also uncertain.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Abril is a variant of April. The history of April gives this family its wider story. April belongs to a small group of English given names taken from spring months, alongside May and June. The seasonal connection supplies its associations with new growth without requiring a separate mythological or family-name origin.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Abril through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,329
- 5 boys · 9,324 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 737 babies
- 2025
- 201
- #1,150 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 201 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,150 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 737 in 2007. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (40). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,422 as a first name in 2020; 2,476 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Abril
- Abril ZamoraSpanish actressborn 1981
- Abril MontillaSpanish actress and modelborn 2000
- Abril SchreiberVenezuelan actressborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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