In 2024, 64 girls in the United States were named Amaryllis, making it the 2,689th most popular girl's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 3,276th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 73 births.
Records for Amaryllis go back to 1926, and 1,779 babies have been given the name since.
Named after a flowering bulb, from Greek mythology. Combines botanical beauty with classical heritage. Greek name of a shepherdess in ancient poetry, later given to a flower. Exotic yet recognizable.
Amaryllis is of Greek origin, described as floral and botanical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 64 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a brother, most common first.
Named after a flowering bulb, from Greek mythology. Combines botanical beauty with classical heritage.
Amaryllis is of Greek origin, and is usually described as floral and botanical in style.
In 2024, 64 girls in the United States were named Amaryllis, making it the 2,689th most popular girl's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 64 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Amari, Amar are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Amaryllis.