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Avril

female

Avril.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #101 in Republic of Ireland in 1977. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1224 to #5591.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#1224#5591
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
1997#1450
1998#2165
1999#2770
2000#3247
2001#2226
2002#2301
2003#1224
2004#2278
2005#1934
2006#2320
2007#2410
2008#1914
2009#1837
2010#2843
2011#1903
2012#2095
2013#2062
2014#2058
2015#2705
2016#3214
2017#2925
2018#2090
2019#5591
2020#1846
2021#2499
2022#2325
2023#1705
2024#2000

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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