Recorded 2006–2018 Girls' name Peak 2018 11 births

Amythyst — girls' name

11 babies named Amythyst in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

11 girls have been named Amythyst since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

11
total births
2006–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Amythyst was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

6 babies were named Amythyst in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amythyst

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Amythyst between 2006 and 2018, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amythyst currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amythyst performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amythyst shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amythyst 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 11 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.

Amythyst at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

11

Since 2006

13 years of records

Peak year

2018

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2006

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2018

Amythyst popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2006

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 20182006 5

Amythyst by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Amythyst's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amythyst?
11 babies have been named Amythyst since 2006. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
When was Amythyst most popular?
Amythyst was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Amythyst been used?
Amythyst has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 13 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Amythyst?
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, 2006–2018 (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.