Given name
Amarillis
“as fresh as a flower; sparkling”
Amarillis 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
Amarillis 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
Amarillis 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 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amarillis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amarillis’s family of names
Amarillis has a related form in Amaryllis.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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