Amethyst
Amethyst was the 1242nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 181 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1069th with 235 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 426 places. More babies were named Amethyst in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,242 girls, down 6 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 181girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022235 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,576babies recorded
Amethyst popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 16 since 2021.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,242 | 181 |
| 2020 | #1,236 | 184 |
| 2010 | #2,807 | 62 |
| 2000 | #1,818 | 95 |
| 1990 | #1,863 | 76 |
| 1980 | #3,615 | 22 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amethyst, counting every spelling?
Amethyst has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,183 for girls in 2025, against #1,242 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Amethyst?
181 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amethyst (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amethyst 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 46 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amethyst.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amethyst?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Amethyst are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 6 and 29. That makes Amethyst 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.
Amethyst by state
How common Amethyst was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (2.2×). In 23 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
These names rose and fell in step with Amethyst: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amethyst, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amethyst
How popular is the name Amethyst?
Amethyst was the 1242nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 181 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1069th with 235 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 426 places. More babies were named Amethyst in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Amethyst a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amethyst in the US.
Where is Amethyst most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amethyst was most common in Nevada (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Oklahoma.