Avril is a distinctive choice, ranked #2001 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Avril in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2001
About the Name Avril
Avril has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 155 places in five years. It was most popular in 2003 at #1224 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Avril is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Avril
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Avril per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Avril in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Avril has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 155 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1224 in 2003. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Avril is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Avril include: Denis Avril — Denis Avril is a French international professional rugby union player.; Avril Pyman — Avril Pyman is a British scholar and translator of Russian poetry and children's literature.; Nicole Avril — Nicole Avril is a French academic, actress, model, and writer..
Avril does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Avrils in the wild.
14
UK babies named Avril (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 155 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Avril
Likely around 1 other Avril in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Avril
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Denis Avril is a French international professional rugby union player. As a prop, Avril played for Biarritz Olympique with which he won three Top 14 titles.
Avril Pyman is a British scholar and translator of Russian poetry and children's literature. She was a reader in Russian at Durham University and its first female scholar elected as a Fellow of the British Academy.
Avril Danica Haines is an American lawyer who served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Biden administration. She is the first woman to serve in this role.
Jane Avril was a French can-can dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and a frequent subject of painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's art. Extremely thin and "given to jerky movements and sudden contortions", she was nicknamed La Mélinite, after an explosive.
Clifford Samuel Avril is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.