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Amaryllis

Meaning A female given name from Latin or Ancient Greek Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,439 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

Rank 2025
#2,439
among girls · ↑256 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
73
named Amaryllis · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,017
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
73 babies
All-time total
1,852
#4,944 all-time among girls
First recorded
1926
in Social Security records

Amaryllis popularity over time

1,852 babies have been named Amaryllis since 1926, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 108 11 – #1,139
1930s 144 14 +33% #1,571
1940s 65 7 -55% #3,140
1950s 28 3 -57% #3,431
1960s 31 3 +11% #4,728
1970s 100 10 +223% #4,539
1980s 110 11 +10% #3,425
1990s 150 15 +36% #4,657
2000s 201 20 +34% #4,911
2010s 503 50 +150% #2,558
2020s (to 2025) 412 69 +37% #2,439

Where Amaryllis is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 74 0.05 outside top 500
2027 75 0.05 outside top 500
2028 75 0.05 outside top 500
2029 76 0.05 outside top 500
2030 77 0.05 outside top 500

Where Amaryllis is most popular

Girls named Amaryllis per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Amaryllis born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 30 0.070 +63%
California 49 0.058 +36%
New York 23 0.058 +35%
Texas 23 0.029 -33%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amaryllis

Amaryllis is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,439 in 2025 with 73 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1926, 1,852 American babies have been named Amaryllis. Its peak came in 2023, when 73 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amaryllis stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amaryllis?

The median living Amaryllis is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 32. An estimated 1,600 people named Amaryllis are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amaryllis year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 73 #2,439
2024 64 #2,695
2023 73 #2,446
2022 69 #2,557
2021 69 #2,533
2020 64 #2,633
2019 68 #2,562
2018 67 #2,585
2017 67 #2,601
2016 47 #3,382
2015 70 #2,558
2014 49 #3,276
2013 52 #3,125
2012 36 #4,128
2011 23 #5,745
2010 24 #5,613
2009 29 #4,943
2008 29 #5,020
2007 27 #5,241
2006 12 #9,326
2005 16 #7,167
2004 17 #6,793
2003 22 #5,434
2002 24 #4,911
2001 15 #6,974
2000 10 #9,205
1995 16 #5,689
1990 17 #5,299
1985 10 #6,475
1980 7 #8,199
1975 10 #5,534
1970 10 #5,073
1965 – –
1960 5 #6,404
1955 – –
1950 10 #3,431
1945 9 #3,140
1940 5 #4,379
1935 9 #2,932
1930 25 #1,571
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amaryllis, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amaryllis?

The median living Amaryllis is about 12 years old. Half of all living Amarylliss are between 5 and 32 years old.

How many people named Amaryllis are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Amaryllis are alive in the United States, based on 1,852 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Amaryllis mean?

A female given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

How popular is the name Amaryllis in 2025?

Amaryllis ranked #2,439 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 73 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amaryllis?

1,852 babies have been named Amaryllis in the United States since 1926, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amaryllis most popular?

Amaryllis peaked in 2023, when 73 newborns received the name.

Is Amaryllis a boy or girl name?

Amaryllis is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amaryllis rising or falling?

Amaryllis is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amaryllis become more popular?

Amaryllis looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 77 girls named Amaryllis in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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