Amaryllis
Girl name · #2444 in 2025 · Very rare
Amaryllis is currently the #2444 girl name in the United States — 73 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2555, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,658 girls born in 2025 was named Amaryllis.
The 99-year story
Amaryllis first appears in the Social Security records in 1926, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 73 babies and a rank of #2442. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Amaryllis per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Amaryllis in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Amaryllis is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Amaryllis will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Amaryllis is most common
State-level data for Amaryllis is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Amaryllis
Statistically, parents drawn to Amaryllis tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Alis, Hollis, Aris, Andromeda, and Yehudis.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amaryllis | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2438 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2694 |
| 2023 | 73 | #2442 |
| 2022 | 69 | #2554 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2533 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2631 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2561 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2584 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2597 |
| 2016 | 47 | #3379 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2555 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3272 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3123 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4121 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5728 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5602 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4931 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5013 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5230 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7138 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6768 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5419 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4906 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6956 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amaryllis a popular girl name?
Amaryllis ranked #2444 among girls in 2025 with 73 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2555.
When was the name Amaryllis most popular?
Amaryllis peaked in 2023, when 73 American girls received the name (ranked #2442 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Amaryllis?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,658 newborn American girls was named Amaryllis. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.