Recorded 1979–2025 Girls' name Peak 2006 221 births

Amarys — girls' name

221 babies named Amarys in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s202000s722010s792020s45

The verdict

221 girls have been named Amarys since 1979, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

221
total births
1979–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Amarys was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Amarys in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amarys

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Amarys between 1979 and 2025, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amarys currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amarys performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Amarys shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amarys 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 221 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.

Amarys at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

221

Since 1979

47 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1979

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2025

Amarys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1979

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20252020201620122008200319931979 5

Amarys by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 36% of Amarys's all-time total
1970s51990s202000s722010s792020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amarys?
221 babies have been named Amarys since 1979. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Amarys most popular?
Amarys was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Amarys been used?
Amarys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 47 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amarys?
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, 1979–2025 (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.