Recorded 1994–2009 Girls' name Peak 1995 24 births

Amythest — girls' name

24 babies named Amythest in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

24 girls have been named Amythest since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

24
total births
1994–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Amythest was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Amythest in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amythest

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Amythest between 1994 and 2009, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amythest currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amythest performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amythest shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amythest 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 24 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.

Amythest at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

24

Since 1994

16 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1994

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2009

Amythest popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1994

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Amythest by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 79% of Amythest's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amythest?
24 babies have been named Amythest since 1994. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Amythest most popular?
Amythest was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Amythest been used?
Amythest has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 16 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Amythest?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amy, Amya, Amyah, Amyra, 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, 1994–2009 (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.