girl's name
Amaryllis
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,256
Amaryllis is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 73 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 45,417 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1926.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Amaryllis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 108 |
| 1930s | 144 |
| 1940s | 65 |
| 1950s | 28 |
| 1960s | 31 |
| 1970s | 100 |
| 1980s | 110 |
| 1990s | 150 |
| 2000s | 201 |
| 2010s | 503 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 412 |
How popular is Amaryllis?
In 2025, Amaryllis was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Amaryllis is used
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 Amaryllis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amaryllis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amaryllis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amaryllis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amaryllis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amaryllis
How popular is the name Amaryllis?
In 2025, Amaryllis was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Amaryllis a girl's or a boy's name?
Amaryllis is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Amaryllis?
Amaryllis has 4 syllables.
When was Amaryllis most popular?
Amaryllis peaked in 2023, when 73 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amaryllis a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amaryllis currently ranks #2,456 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.