April is a feminine given name taken from the month of the same name. It was the most popular month name given to girls in the

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between 1960 and 2000. It was most well used in the

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, where the

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begins earlier than other regions of the country. The name is believed to have been particularly well-used because April is a month associated with renewal. The name has since declined in usage in

English-speaking Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language ...

countries, but remains in regular use. Those bearing it include:

People

* April A. Benasich, American neuroscientist *

April Adams April Jane Adams (born 19 July 1973) is an Australian former diver. She competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and placed second in the 1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auc ...

(born 1973), Australian diver *

April Ashley April Ashley (29 April 1935 – 27 December 2021) was an English model. She was outed as a transgender woman by '' The Sunday People'' newspaper in 1961 and is one of the earliest British people known to have had sex reassignment surgery. Her ...

(1935–2021), English model, and transgender equality campaigner * April Baker-Bell, American academic and non-fiction writer *

April D. Beldo April D. Beldo (born January 18, 1964) is a retired United States Navy sailor who served as the Fleet Master Chief for Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E). Over the course of her 34-year career, she served as the first woman an ...

(born 1964), American navy sailor * April Berg (born 1974), American politician * April Bernard (born 1956), American poet *

April Bey April Bey is a Los Angeles-based contemporary visual artist best known for her mixed media work which creates commentary on contemporary Black female rhetoric. Bey's collage work intertwines a host of materials such as caulking, resin, wood and fab ...

, American artist * April Blair, American producer and screenwriter * April Bloomfield (born 1974), British chef * April Bowlby (born 1980), American actress *

April Boy Regino Dennis Magloyuan Regino (April 9, 1961 – November 29, 2020), known professionally as April Boy Regino (), was a Filipino singer, songwriter, and actor who popularized ballads such as "Paano ang Puso Ko", "Umiiyak ang Puso" and "Di Ko Kayang ...

(1961–2020), Filipino musician *

April Brandley April Brandley (née Letton; born 19 April 1990) is a professional Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league. She plays in the positions of GK, GD and WD, and has been selected on several occasions for the Australia nation ...

(born 1990), Australian professional netball player *

April Brockman - Del Monte April Brockman - Del Monte (born May 29, 1986) is a Canadian reality television personality who received international recognition as the winner of The Bachelor Canada in season two. Life and career April was cast on the Canadian television ser ...

(born 1986), Canadian reality television personality, author, and realtor *

April Brown April S. Brown is an American electrical engineer and materials scientist in the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, where she is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and the former John Cocke Professor of Electrical and C ...

, American electrical engineer and materials scientist * April Bulmer (born 1963), Canadian poet * April Byron (1947–2019), Australian pop singer and songwriter *

April Cantelo April Rosemary Cantelo (born 2 April 1928) is an English soprano. Life and career Cantelo was born in Purbrook, Hampshire in 1928. She attended Chelmsford County High School for Girls. She studied in London under Vilém Tauský, Joan Cross, Im ...

(born 1928), English soprano * April Capone Almon (born c. 1975), American businesswoman and politician * April Carrión (born 1989), Puerto Rican drag queen and television personality *

April Carson April Perry Carson is an American epidemiologist. She is an associate professor of epidemiology and associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health. Carson is director of the ...

, American epidemiologist *

April Carter April Carter (born 22 November 1937) was a British peace activist. She was a political lecturer at the universities of Lancaster, Somerville College, Oxford and Queensland, and was a Fellow at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institut ...

(born 1937), British peace activist *

April Charney April Charney is an American consumer advocate and consumer attorney who is best known for her service to the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid from 2004 until early 2012. Charney has been at the forefront of the legal fight against illegal home forec ...

, American consumer advocate and consumer attorney * April Christofferson, American author and former attorney *

April Daniels April Daniels is an American television personality. She is one of the cast members on the ''Tamar and Vince Show'' on WE TV! and founder of the Rock Out With Me campaign. Early life April Daniels was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is ...

, American television personality * April Daniels (author), American author *

April Daye April Daye (born 1937) was a burlesque dancer, fine arts painter, recording artist and jazz singer. She is the daughter and only child of a well known St Louis Musician, John Brunelli. Brunelli is from a St Louis show business family. He is a wel ...

(born 1937), American former burlesque dancer, fine arts painter, recording artist, and jazz singer *

April De Angelis April De Angelis (born April 1960) is an English dramatist of part Sicilian descent. She is a graduate of Sussex University who trained at East 15 Acting School. De Angelis began her career in the 1980s as an actress with the Monstrous Regimen ...

(born 1960), English dramatist of part Sicilian descent * April DeConick, American religion academic and biblical scholar *

April Diamond April Diamond is an American singer. Her first single release "Lose Control" debuted on the ''Billboard'' magazine chart under the ''Hot Dance Club Play'' category on January 6, 2018. The song was written and produced by David Longoria and remix ...

(born 1986), American singer * April Dunn (1986–2020), American disability rights activist *

April Evans April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. It is the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. April is commonly associated with ...

, American soprano * April Fabb (born 1955), English missing girl * April Fairfield, American politician * April Ferry (born 1932), American costume designer *

April FitzLyon April FitzLyon (22 April 1920 – 17 September 1998) was an English translator, biographer, and historian. Early life Born Cecily April Mead, at Langton Herring, Dorset, in 1920, she was educated as a small child in France and later at St Ma ...

(1920–1998), English translator, biographer, and historian *

April Flores April Flores, also known as Fatty Delicious, or Fatty D, is an American pornographic actress and director, writer, photographer, makeup artist, and plus-size model. Early life Flores stated to have come from a strict religious family. She is Ec ...

, American pornographic actress, director, writer, photographer, makeup artist, and plus-size model * April Fronzoni (born 1982), American field hockey striker * April Gaede, American writer and activist for National Vanguard, a white nationalist organization *

April Genevieve Tucholke April Genevieve Tucholke ( ) is an American author based in Georgia. She is best known for the Gothic horror novel ''Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'' and its sequel '' Between the Spark and the Burn'', as well as a dark young adult mys ...

, American author * April Glaspie (born 1942), American diplomat * April Gornik (born 1953), American artist *

April Goss April Goss (born September 2, 1993) is a former American football placekicker for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team. She played for the Golden Flashes from 2012 to 2015 and was redshirted in 2012. She wore uniform number 91. On Septembe ...

(born 1993), American football placekicker *

April Greiman April Greiman (born March 22, 1948) is an American designer widely recognized as one of the first designers to embrace computer technology as a design tool. Greiman is also credited, along with early collaborator Jayme Odgers, with helping to i ...

(born 1948), American designer * April H. Foley (born 1947), American diplomat * April Hadi (born 1981), Indonesian footballer *

April Halprin Wayland April Halprin Wayland (born 1954) is an American children's and young adult author, poet, and teacher. Biography April Halprin Wayland was born and raised in Southern California and graduated from University of California, Davis with a degree in ...

(born 1954), American author, poet, and teacher * April Haney (born 1969), American former actress, singer, and counselor *

April Heinrichs April Dawn Heinrichs (born February 27, 1964) is an American former soccer player and coach. She was among the first players on the United States women's national soccer team, and was captain of the United States team which won the first ever FI ...

(born 1964), American soccer player and coach * April Henry (born 1959), American author * April Hickox (born 1955), Canadian artist, photographer, teacher, and curator *

April Holmes April Holmes (born 11 March 1973) is a Paralympic athlete from the USA competing mainly in category T44 sprint events. Biography Holmes grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey. She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, where she won ...

(born 1973), American Paralympic athlete *

April Hunter April Hunter (born September 24, 1976) is an American retired professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, ...

(born 1971), American professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, boxer, actress, writer, fitness model, and glamour model * April Ieremia (born 1967), New Zealand former netball player and television host *

April Ivy Mariana Barreiros Dos Santos Gonçalves (born 10 July 1999), better known for her stage name, April Ivy, is a Portuguese singer-songwriter. Since the age of 9, she has been getting a taste of the artistic world, either giving voice to Disney ch ...

(born 1999), Portuguese singer-songwriter *

April Jace April Jace (born April Denise Laune; May 6, 1974 – May 19, 2014) was an American masters track and field athlete who ran in sprinting competitions. She was the 2011 world champion in the women's over-35 4 × 100 meters relay. Early life April ...

(1974–2014), American masters track and field athlete *

April Jeanette Mendez April Jeanette Mendez (born March 19, 1987) is an American author and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name AJ Lee. She is currently an executive producer and color commentator for WOW – W ...

(born 1987), American professional wrestler who went by the ring name AJ Lee *

April Jones April Sue-Lyn Jones (4 April 2007 – ) was a Welsh child from Machynlleth, Powys, who disappeared on 1 October 2012, after being sighted getting into a vehicle near her home. The disappearance of April Jones, aged five, generated a large ...

(2007–2012), Welsh murder victim * April Kelly, American television writer and producer *

April Kihlstrom April Kihlstrom is an American genre novelist specializing in regency romance novels. Kihlstrom is a graduate of Purdue University, and holds a master's degree in operations research from Cornell University. She was a graduate student in math ...

, American genre novelist * April Lacy (1982–1996), American murder victim *

April Lawlor April Lawlor, known professionally as simply April, is an Irish pop singer and songwriter who was born in Dublin, raised in County Kildare, and, as of February 2022, is currently based out of London and signed to Atlantic Records. Early life ...

, Irish pop singer and songwriter * April Lawton (1948–2006), American guitarist and composer * April Lee, American artist *

April Lee Hernández April Lee Hernandez (born January 31, 1980) is an American film and television actress. She has also been credited as April L. Hernandez and April Hernandez-Castillo. Personal life Hernandez grew up near the Grand Concourse in The Bronx. She i ...

(born 1980), American film and television actress * April Macie (born 1976), American comedian, television personality, writer, and actress *

April Maiya April Maiya is an American film producer, director and fashion designer. Background April Maiya was born of Vietnamese and Pacific Island descent. Maiya grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles to conservative Buddhist parents. She attended ...

, American film producer, director, and fashion designer * April March (born 1965), American singer-songwriter and animator * April March (dancer), American exotic dancer and burlesque performer *

April Margera April Margera (born March 28, 1956) is an American reality television personality who has appeared on MTV's ''Viva La Bam'' and '' Jackass'', as well as the ''CKY'' videos, ''Haggard'', ''Minghags'' and ''Bam's Unholy Union''. Biography Apri ...

(born 1956), American television personality known as the mother of Jackass/Viva La Bam star

Bam Margera Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV realit ...

* April Masini (born 1964), American stage- and television actress, advice columnist, and writer *

April Matson April Matson (born March 13, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Lori Trager on the ABC Family cable television network series '' Kyle XY''. She was also featured on the Fox network television series '' ...

(born 1981), American actress and singer * April McMahon (born 1964), British academic administrator and linguist * April Meservy, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer * April Mullen, Canadian actress and director * April Ngatupuna (born 2003), New Zealand rugby league and rugby union footballer * April Olrich (1931–2014), Tanzania-born English ballerina and actress *

April O'Neil April O'Neil is a fictional character from the '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comics. She is the first human ally of the Ninja Turtles. Her main love interest in the series is Casey Jones. April made her first appearance in the Mirage comi ...

(born 1987), American adult film actress * April Ossmann, American poet, teacher, and editor *

April Palmieri April Palmieri is an American photographer and musician who performed with a 12-piece all-woman percussion band, Pulsallama. During the early 1980s, the band played at such venues as the Mudd Club, the Pyramid, Danceteria, and Club 57 in New York ...

, American photographer and musician *

April Parker Jones April Parker Jones is an American television actress, best known for her roles as Darcy Hawkins in the CBS post-apocalyptic drama series '' Jericho'' from 2006 to 2008, and as Natalie Henning in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, ' ...

, American television actress * April Partridge (born ca. 1993), British chef *

April Pearson April Janet Pearson (born 23 January 1989) is an English actress. Born and brought up in Bristol, Pearson was drawn to acting from a young age and appeared in local theatre productions as a child. She made her acting debut in 1998 at the age of ...

(born 1989), English actress *

April Phillips April Phillips (born 1965) is an actress, writer, singer, director and producer of film and theatre. She was born in Coventry, England, but resides in Wellington, New Zealand. Her production company, Godiva Productions Limited, was named after ...

(born 1954), English actress, writer, singer, director, and film- and theatre producer * April Phumo (1937–2011), South African footballer and coach *

April Rapier April Rapier (born 1953) is an American photographer. Rapier was born in Houston. Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Des ...

(born 1978), American photographer * April Reign, American activist journalist * April Richardson (born 1979), American stand-up comedian * April Rose, several people *

April Ross April Elizabeth Ross (born June 20, 1982) is an American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jennifer Kessy, a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Kerri Wal ...

(born 1982), American professional beach volleyball player *

April Ross Perez April Ross Lim Perez is a Filipino fashion model and beauty queen. She competed in the second edition of the national Miss Philippines beauty pageant and was crowned Miss Philippines 2002. Personal background Perez, a Chavacana was born and g ...

(born 1981), Filipino fashion model and beauty queen * April Ryan (born 1967), American reporter, author, and correspondent *

April Samuels April Samuels (born April 30, 1969) is an American rock drummer, breast cancer survivor, and founder of Breast Cancer Can Stick It! Foundation, Inc. - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. She is based out of Dallas, Texas. She is best known for her nonprof ...

(born 1969), American rock drummer, songwriter, speaker, author, and philanthropist *

April Sanders April Sanders is a former educator, physician and former political figure in British Columbia, Canada. She represented Okanagan-Vernon in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the ...

, Canadian educator, physician, and politician * April Sargent (born 1968), American ice dancer *

April Saul April Saul is an American journalist. She specializes in documentary photojournalism. Saul has photographed and written for ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' since 1981. In 1997, Saul, along with Inquirer reporter Michael Vitez and photographer Ron C ...

(born 1955), American journalist *

April Scott April Ann McIntosh (born January 29, 1979) is an American actress and former model known professionally as April Scott. She has appeared on television programs such as '' CSI: Miami'' and ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', as well as films s ...

(born 1979), American actress and former model * April Smith, several people * April Steiner Bennett (born 1980), American pole vaulter * April Stevens (1929–2023), American singer *

April Stewart April Stewart (born April 1, 1969) is an American voice actress. Career Stewart is best known for providing the voices of several female characters in the animated comedy series '' South Park'' alongside fellow voice actress Mona Marshall. She ...

(born 1969), American voice actress *

April Stone April Stone is a basket weaver, who is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) from Wisconsin. Stone is a full-time artisan who teaches classes and sells her baskets all over the Midwest. Early life April Stone star ...

, American basket weaver *

April Summers Nadia Foster (born 12 May 1988)Summers, April, official website: http://www.aprilsummers.co.uk/ commonly known as April Summers, is an English glamour model. She was the ''Playboy'' Playmate centrefold for the French golden edition December 2011 ...

(born 1988), English glamour model * April Sunami (born 1980), American artist * April Sykes (born 1990), American professional basketball player * April Telek (born 1975), Canadian actress *

April Tinsley April Marie Tinsley (March 18, 1980 – April 1, 1988) was an eight-year-old girl from Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, who was kidnapped, raped, and murdered in 1988. Her killer left several anonymous messages and notes in the Fort Wayne a ...

(1980–1988), American murder victim *

April Ulring Larson April Ulring Larson (born April Ulring; April 22, 1950) is an American retired Lutheran bishop. In 1992, she became the first woman to be elected to serve as a bishop by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Early life and educatio ...

(born 1950), American Lutheran bishop *

April Underwood April Underwood was the chief product officer at Slack. Before joining Slack, she held positions at Twitter, Google, and WeatherBill. She is a co-founder of #Angels, an investment group for early-stage start-ups. Education Underwood graduated f ...

, American businesswoman * April Verch (born 1978), Canadian fiddler, singer, and step dancer * April Wade (born 1986), American actress and producer *

April Walker April Walker was born in 1943 in Sherborne, Dorset. She is a British actress and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art between 1960-1962. She worked extensively in repertory and touring theatre before appearing on television in B ...

(born 1943), English television actress *

April Waters April Waters is an Oregon painter best known for landscape paintings focusing on water and large scale portraits. She has presented her work at forums on water and climate issues with scientists, government officials, and the public. Her series ...

, American painter * April Weaver (born 1971), American politician and nurse * April Webster, American casting director * April Wilkerson (born 1987), American YouTuber *

April Winchell April Terri Winchell (born January 4, 1960) is an American actress, writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and c ...

(born 1960), American actress, writer, and radio host * April Wright, American writer, director, and producer

Fictional characters

* April, a.k.a. Nao Midorikawa, a character from the anime ''Glitter Force''/''Smile PreCure!'' * April Branning, a character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders *

April Dancer ''The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'' is an American spy fiction TV series starring Stefanie Powers that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966, to April 11, 1967. The series was a spin-off from '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' and used the same ...

, title character in the 1960s TV series ''The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'' * April Glover, a character in the animated children's series ''

Little Bill ''Little Bill'' is an American animated educational television series created by Bill Cosby. It is based on the ''Little Bill'' book series, written by Cosby with illustrations by Varnette P. Honeywood. Cosby also composed some of the theme mu ...

'' * April Green, a character from the television show ''Jericho'' * April Kepner, a character from the ABC television medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' * April Ludgate, a character in the NBC television comedy ''Parks and Recreation'' * April MacLean, a character from the television show '' Class'' *

, a character from the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comics and media franchise *April Patterson, a character in the comic strip '' For Better or For Worse'' * April Rhodes, a character on ''Glee'' * April Ryan, a character from the video game ''The Longest Journey'' and its sequel ''Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'' *

, a character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *

April Stevens Ewing April Stevens Ewing is a fictional character that appeared in the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played by Sheree J. Wilson from 1986 to 1991. Story arc Background April Stevens married Jack Ewing ( Dack Rambo) and during their ...

, a character from the 1980s soap opera ''Dallas'' * April Young, a character on ''The Vampire Diaries''

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