April vs Rae
April and Raecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, April was ranked #244 and Rae #244 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, April was ranked #273 and Rae #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, April was ranked #407 and Rae #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, April was ranked #360 and Rae #347 among girls in England and Wales.
April and Rae over time
April and Rae appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. April held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rae in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
April reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rae in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
April held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Rae in 1.
Highest recorded here: April #146 in 1996, Rae #282 in 2021.
The order changed in 2024: Rae moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #283 and #352; by 2024 that had become #360 and #347.
Most recent shared year, 2024: April #360, Rae #347.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | April | Rae |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- April has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Rae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
April
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Rae
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #823 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls