Girls' name · since 1926
Amaryllis
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 1,852 babies named Amaryllis, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,852
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,852 babies have been named Amaryllis since 1926, making it today's #2444 girls' name.
Amaryllis has 1,852 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2444 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #4,944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,444 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,852 born since 1926
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaryllis ranks #4,944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,444 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,852 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,852
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amaryllis's 1,852 recorded births place it above 93.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amaryllis compares
1,852 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amaryllis's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amaryllis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,852 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amaryllis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amaryllis's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amaryllis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Amaryllis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (503 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Amaryllis's strongest decade.
503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Amaryllis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 108
1920s
108 births
- 1930s 144
1930s
144 births
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 100
1970s
100 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 150
1990s
150 births
- 2000s 201
2000s
201 births
- 2010s
2010s
503 births
- 2020s
2020s
412 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 503 births (27% of all-time use).
How Amaryllis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amaryllis's total volume
Amaryllis by state
Where Amaryllis concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 121 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 91 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 58 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 50 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
121 of 1,852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Amaryllis appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amaryllis's data
- Amaryllis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (503 total births) through the 2020s (412) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amarylliss (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amaryllis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Amaryllis 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.