Given name
Amarilis
“as fresh as a flower; sparkling”
Amarilis is a variant of Amaryllis. One Greek interpretation is “as fresh as a flower; sparkling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amarilis is a variant of Amaryllis. One Greek interpretation is “as fresh as a flower; sparkling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amarilis is a variant of Amaryllis. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amarilis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 747
- 0 boys · 747 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #10,989 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,989 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,383 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amarilis’s family of names
Amarilis has a related form in Amaryllis.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Amarilis
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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