Girls' name · since 1971
Amarilys
Amarilys has 327 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amarilys sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 327 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Amarilys recorded 327 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2014.
- #15,193 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 327 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amarilys ranks #15,193 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 327 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amarilys's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Amarilys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amarilys's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amarilys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2014
- Peak year (1989)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Amarilys by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (93 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Amarilys's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Amarilys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 93 births (28% of all-time use).
Amarilys by state
Where Amarilys concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 3.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.5% |
10 of 327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Amarilys's decade-level peak was the 1980s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Amarilyss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amarilys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amarilys draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.