girl's name

Amarilys

ah-mah-REE-lees (Spanish)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 342

Amarilys is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1989, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Amarilys Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

93
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Amarilys by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 52
1980s 93
1990s 74
2000s 83
2010s 25

How Popular Is Amarilys?

In 2014, Amarilys was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Amarilys Is Used

France #5,304 5 in 2001
United States #19,153 5 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Amarilys

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Amarilys Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amarilys over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Amarilys

  • Spanish ah-mah-REE-lees

Sibling Names for Amarilys

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Amarilys — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Amarilys

How popular is the name Amarilys?

In 2014, Amarilys was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Amarilys a girl's or a boy's name?

Amarilys is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Amarilys?

Amarilys has 4 syllables.

When was Amarilys most popular?

Amarilys peaked in 1989, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.