Amaryllis
Amaryllis was the 2439th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 1139th; the most babies were born in 2023 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved up 119 places. More babies were named Amaryllis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,439 girls, up 194 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202373 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,852babies recorded
Amaryllis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,439 | 73 |
| 2020 | #2,633 | 64 |
| 2010 | #5,613 | 24 |
| 2000 | #9,205 | 10 |
| 1990 | #5,299 | 17 |
| 1980 | #8,199 | 7 |
| 1970 | #5,073 | 10 |
| 1960 | #6,404 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,431 | 10 |
| 1940 | #4,379 | 5 |
| 1930 | #1,571 | 25 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amaryllis, counting every spelling?
Amaryllis is the most common spelling of a name family that had 81 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaryllis | 73 | #2,439 | 348 |
| Amarilis | 8 | #10,989 | 50 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amaryllis?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amaryllis (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amaryllis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amaryllis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amaryllis?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Amaryllis are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 31. That makes Amaryllis mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amaryllis by state
How common Amaryllis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Amaryllis
How popular is the name Amaryllis?
Amaryllis was the 2439th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 1139th; the most babies were born in 2023 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved up 119 places. More babies were named Amaryllis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amaryllis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amaryllis in the US.
Where is Amaryllis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amaryllis was most common in Florida (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.