Abril is the Spanish word for "April", from the Latin aprilis, the month of opening buds, and is used as a given name throughout the Spanish-speaking world in the same way April is in English. It has a bright, springlike sound and is especially popular in Mexico and Argentina. In the United States Abril ranked number 863 in 2000, peaked at number 438 in 2007 and stands at number 1150 in 2025.