Given name
Amarylis
“as fresh as a flower; sparkling”
Amarylis 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
Amarylis 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
Amarylis 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 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amarylis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 148
- 0 boys · 148 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 12 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 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 290 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.
Amarylis’s family of names
Amarylis has a related form in Amaryllis.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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