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Aprile
How to Pronounce Aprile
Pronounced ah-PREE-lay /aˈpriː.leɪ/Medium
Meaning: Aprile is the Italian name of the month April, from Latin Aprilis, the spring month whose own root may tie to aperire, 'to open,' as buds open. In the United States it doubles as an Italian-flavored spelling of the English name April.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Aprile is the Italian form of April, from Latin Aprilis, the month of spring; the Roman name may derive from aperire, 'to open.' In United States records it reads partly as an Italian heritage spelling and partly as a dressed-up April. It appears from the late 1940s and reached a small high around 1973, during the wider vogue for month and season names. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A girl named Aprile at that high would be in her fifties now. The -e ending gives it a soft, Italian lilt that the plain April lacks, but the same ending can trip English speakers into saying it like the month; families who want the clear month sound tend to use April instead.
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What does the name Aprile mean?
It is the Italian word for April, from Latin Aprilis, the spring month.
How do you pronounce Aprile?
It's said ah-PREE-lay /aˈpriː.leɪ/, three syllables, in the Italian way.
Is Aprile a boy or girl name?
Aprile is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Aprile?
It has always been rare, an Italian form of April given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.