Recorded 1971–2014 Girls' name Peak 1989 327 births

Amarilys — girls' name

327 babies named Amarilys in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s521980s931990s742000s832010s25

The verdict

327 girls have been named Amarilys since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2014.

327
total births
1971–2014
years on record
1980s
peak decade
28%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Amarilys was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

17 babies were named Amarilys in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amarilys

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Amarilys between 1971 and 2014, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amarilys currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amarilys performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Amarilys shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Amarilys in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amarilys in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 327 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amarilys at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

327

Since 1971

44 years of records

Peak year

1989

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1971

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2014

Amarilys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1971

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1989)
17
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 201420082003199819931986198119761971 11

Amarilys by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
93 births that decade — 28% of Amarilys's all-time total
1970s521980s931990s742000s832010s25

Amarilys by state

Where Amarilys concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Amarilys
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%
Florida share of Amarilys's total US births 3.1%
Even split

10 of 327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amarilys?
327 babies have been named Amarilys since 1971. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1989 with 17 births.
When was Amarilys most popular?
Amarilys was most popular in the 1980s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Amarilys most popular?
The top states for the name Amarilys are Florida (10 births), New York (7 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Amarilys been used?
Amarilys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 44 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Amarilys?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amanda, Amaya, Amara, Amari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.